The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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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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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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