Pharaoh Ramses II died in 1225 B.C.E. At the time of his death, he had fathered 111 sons and 67 daughters.
It was decreed by law in the Roman Empire that all young maidens be fed rabbit meat because it would make them more beautiful and more willing.
Charles de Gaulle’s final words were “”It hurts.””
“”John has a long mustache”” was the coded signal used by the French Resistance in World War II to mobilize their forces after the Allies had landed on the Normandy beaches.
Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
During the American Revolution, many brides wore the color red instead of white, as a symbol of rebellion.
If a family had two or fewer servants in the United States in 1900, census takers recorded the family as lower middle class.
In 1900, the leading cause of death was diarrhea.
Russian I. M. Chisov survived a 21,980-foot plunge out of a plane with no parachute. He landed on the steep side of a snow-covered mountain.
Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9, 1173. There are 296 steps to the top.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is nearly 20 times taller than Niagara Falls.
The longest Hollywood kiss was from the 1941 film You’re in the Army Now; it lasted three minutes and three seconds.
