High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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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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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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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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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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