The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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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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