The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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