A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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