Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
47
Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
37
Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
25
The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
62
In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
34
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
117