I Used to Know That Quotes

“The Paleozoic was followed by the Permian extinction, when 95 percent of all life on Earth—plants and animals on both land and sea—died. Just like that. Just when they were beginning to get the hang of it. (To be fair, the period of extinction lasted millions of years, so “just like that” is an exaggeration, but scientists still don’t know for sure why it happened.)”
― Caroline Taggart, I Used to Know That

“He was murdered in Hawaii.”
― Caroline Taggart, I Used to Know That

“A group of Puritans, persecuted in England because of their religion,”
― Caroline Taggart, I Used to Know That

“☞ 1453: FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE You might not think it was a big deal (after all, cities were falling all over the place all of the time),”
― Caroline Taggart, I Used to Know That

“Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau once said: “Living next to the Americans is like sleeping next to an elephant—no matter how friendly and even-tempered the elephant, one is affected by every twitch!”
― Caroline Taggart, I Used to Know That

“William McKinley (R, 1897-1901): president during the Spanish-American War that saw the United States acquire Cuba and the Philippines.”
― Caroline Taggart, I Used to Know That