There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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