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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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