France was still using the guillotine when the first “Star Wars” movie was released.
Every 30.000 years riverbeds are deepened by a meter.
Contrary to popular belief, donkeys belong to one of the smartest ungulates. They, for example, use their chin hair to test whether there is current going through a wire fence and if they have to walk thru dangerous grounds, they will only start if their master walks through first.
A human and a sloth are the only creatures that normally make love face to face.
The Mongolian khan and the Chinese emperor went hunting with 500 falcons and an entourage of 10.000 people.
Japan can boast about the oldest anthem on the Earth. Its text is from the 9th century.
