If there is a statue of a person on horseback in the park, and the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg raised, the person died of wounds sustained in battle. If the horse has all of its legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
The first country to give women the right to vote was New Zealand in 1893.
Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
Heroin was once used as a cough medicine.
The term "redskins", Indians acquired, not because of the color of their skin, but because of the red color they put on their skin when they went to war.
The grapes Roman Ruby is the most expensive grapes in the world. One grape will cost you 30$.