The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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