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.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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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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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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