In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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