Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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