February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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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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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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