High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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