Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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