In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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