French was the official language of England for over 600 years.

The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!

According to the Bible, God sent 2 bears to murder 42 children because they had mocked a bald man.

The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, animal cruelty, and deforestation.

‘Last shake o’ the bag’ was Victorian slang for ‘youngest child’.

On June 28, 2009 Stephen Hawking threw a party for time-travelers. He announced the party the day after it happened and he said no one came.

There are more 20-year-old virgins now than there were in the late 1950s.

In the 19th century, circumcision was used to treat epilepsy, hernia, lunacy and paralysis.

There was a law in Sparta against having an unmanly complexion.

The term "fagot" or "faggot" meant "a bundle of sticks" up until the 20th century.