In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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