Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes under water.

One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed.

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

Unicorns were mentioned in the Bible.

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.

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

Jeans, thought to be invented in America, originated in 18th century Italy where Genoan sailors wore snappy outfits made from denim.