A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
30
In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
40
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
33
A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
40
In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
81
The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
49
The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
91