The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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