Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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