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Alexander Hamilton is one of the founding fathers and on the $10 bill. But what do we really know about the guy? Here are 5 interesting facts about Alexander Hamilton. 

He Dropped Out of College to Join the Revolutionary War

Hamilton made the trip to the mainland to get an education. He wanted to go to Princeton but was rejected. However, he got accepted to Columbia University (known then as King’s College) in Manhattan in 1773. He had the hunger and the mental fortitude to excel. However, he also wanted to make his mark in the revolution at the time. At just 20 years old, he dropped out of college and formed his own militia of 25 men.

Self-Made Man

He didn’t have the best childhood in the Caribbean. His father abandoned his family when Hamilton was 9, and his mother died from an illness just a few years later. However, he didn’t let this stop his future. He became self-educated and distinguished in his own right.

Before He Was 30, He Created the Bank of New York

Hamilton had a penchant for fiscal policies. His financial literacy was up there. It’s not surprising that he’s on the $10 bill. He founded the Bank of New York before he turned 30. It lasted for over two centuries closing in 2007.

He Penned Over Half of the 85 Federalist Papers

In 1787, Hamilton had a mission to defend the U.S. Constitution. Along with John Jay and James Madison, they wrote 85 “Federalist Papers.” Hamilton wrote 51 under a pseudonym called, “Publius.”

The New York Post Was Created By Hamilton

While Hamilton was great in the world of finance, he was also a prolific writer. He created The New York Post in 1801. Over two centuries later, the newspaper is still cranking in printed and electronic form. Talk about a guy who knew the value of creating something that lasts. 

While we know Tesla for creating the alternating current motor, there are still some things less-known about the inventor. He had quite an interesting life. Here are some things you may not have known about Nikola Tesla.

He Wanted to Power the World With Niagara Falls

There’s something to this story. There are statues of Tesla on both the American and Canadian sides of Niagara Falls. Why? Well, Tesla was amazed when he first saw the water. He wanted to create a power giant wheel under Niagara Falls and use it to power the world. Still, he made breakthroughs in electricity and his building of the world’s first hydroelectric power plant was nearby.

He Died Pennilessly

Even with all of his inventions and the brilliant mind behind them, he still had financial difficulty. He created his inventions just for the sake of bettering humanity.  He didn’t care about accumulating wealth. Unfortunately, the lack of capital limited what he could do to help his experiments. 

Some of His Inventions Are Still Government Classified

Apparently, he created a death beam during World War II. There are tons of inventions that the U.S. still has locked up from Tesla’s materials. 

Tesla Did Not Like Pearls

While most geniuses have their idiosyncrasies, this is certainly eccentric. He would actually refuse to speak with a woman that was wearing pearls. Apparently, he made one of his secretaries that was wearing a new set of pearls go home. 

He Believed in Aliens

Not only did he believe in them, but he also claimed to receive signals from them on his radio. He couldn’t trace them but said aliens sent him messages.                              

This woman was a straight-up daredevil. She was a brave spirit that accomplished so much in her short time here. She defied many odds and really showed how women could be courageous and full of adventure in a time where that wasn’t really possible. Here are 5 amazing facts about Amelia Earhart. 

She Loved Adventure at a Young Age

When she went to St. Louis as a young child, she saw a rollercoaster and was immediately intrigued by it. She loved the height and speed of it, so she and her uncle built a rollercoaster-like contraption on the roof of her family’s shed. She went down the ramp on a wooden box. Even when she busted her lip and tore her dress, she described the experience “like flying.”

She Went All Out for Women’s Rights

The bloomer (pants) wearing daredevil was one of the first gun-ho supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment in regards to women being treated fairly. 

She Paid for Her Flight Lessons By Herself

Amelia wasn’t afraid of hard work. Earhart and her father visited an airfield in Long Beach, California in 1920. She went on a flight with a pilot named Frank Hawks. When she was a few hundred feet off the ground, she knew flying was her calling. In order to pay for flight lessons, she was a truck driver, stenographer, and photographer. 

She Flew Alone

All those trips she took across the ocean, she did it by herself. By 1932, she was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was quite ambitious because the next trip she became the first person to fly across the Atlantic and the Pacific. 

Her Bones May Have Been Found

In 1940, Dr. D.W. Hoodless examined some bones that were found on the remote island of Nikumaroro in the South Pacific. He concluded that they were bones of a man after a number of experiments. However, in 2018, the University of Tennessee revealed new information that the bones actually belonged to Earhart. The study reported that the bones have more similarity to Earhart than 99% of individuals. Professor Richard Jantz reexamined the bones with modern techniques and determined that Hoodless was wrong. The consistency of the bones and her going missing on Nikumaroro all make it pretty clear that those are almost for certain Amelia’s remains.