The national flag of Italy was designed by Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Matami Tribe of West Africa play a version of football, the only difference being that they use a human skull instead of a more normal ball.
John Winthrop introduced the fork to the American dinner table for the first time on 25 June 1630.
Elizabeth Blackwell, born […]
The word ‘denim’ comes from ‘de Nimes’, Nimes being the town the fabric was originally produced.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, there was a tax put on men’s beards.
Idi Amin, one of the most ruthless tyrants in the world, before coming to power, served in the British Army.
Some Eskimos have been known to use refrigerators […]
On 15 April 1912 the SS Titanic sunk on her maiden voyage and over 1,500 people died. Fourteen years earlier a novel was published by Morgan Robertson which seemed to foretell the disaster. The book described a ship the same size as the Titanic which crashes into an iceberg on its maiden voyage on a […]
Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour during World War II, left school at the age of eleven.
At the age of 12, Martin Luther King became so depressed he tried committing suicide twice, by jumping out of his bedroom window.
It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.
The Turk’s consider it […]
“An optical illusion is exemplified by visually apparent images that are misleading or confusing.”
The Puritans forbade the singing of Christmas Carols, judging them to be out of keeping with the true spirit of Christmas.
Albert Einstein was once offered the Presidency of Israel. He declined saying he had no head for problems.
Uri Geller, the professional psychic was born on December 20 1946. As to the origin of his alleged […]
The cost of the first pay-toilets installed in England was tuppence.
Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.
In 1647 the English Parliament abolished Christmas.
Mao Rse-Tang, the first chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, was born 26 December 1893. Before his rise to power, he occupied the humble position of Assistant Librarian at the University of Peking.
Because they had no proper rubbish disposal system, the streets of ancient Mesopotamia became literally knee-deep in rubbish.
The Toltecs, Seventh-century native Mexicans, went into battle with wooden swords so as not to kill their enemies.
China banned the pigtail in 1911 as it was seen as a symbol of feudalism.
The Amayra guides of Bolivia are said […]
The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth.
When Albert Einstein died, his final words died with him. The nurse at his side didn’t understand German.
St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish.
The people are getting married everyday. The pictures from their wedding are memorable! Take a look to see for your self:
Kiley Granberg designed this unusual wedding rings.
The diamond is on mens ring and touches the womans finger just when it’s when screwed.
Kiley Granberg designs beautiful objects, the above unusual wedding rings could be considered beautiful by a mechanic couple.
On the Other Hand
Keeping up with fashion is mandatory, whether we are talking about bags or jewellery […]
A 10-year-old Mexican boy dreaded returning to school after Christmas break so much that he glued his hand to his bed. Sandra Palacios spent almost two hours Monday morning trying to free her son Diego’s hand with water, oil and nail polish remover before calling authorities, police chief Jorge Camacho from outside the northern city […]
‘An elementary scholar in Marion County was arrested Thursday after school officials found her cutting food during lunch with a knife that she brought from home, police [stupid] said.
The 10-year-old girl [She should know all regulation from all states… so stupid!!!], a student at Sunrise Elementary School in Ocala, was charged possession of a weapon […]
A Canadian oil-field employee, shocked to get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill, has had the charges reduced to C$3,400.
Piotr Staniaszek, a 22-year-old oil and gas well tester in rural northwest Alberta, became a figure of international media interest this week when his father went to the journalists to protest about the amount of his […]
At Doodlebugdezigns.com I found some great things:
- photo birth announcements for your new born child - beautiful designed with great style and really cheap
- holiday photo cards - over 30 fabulous cards to choose from as a bonus they have some wedding invitation for you.
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