The shallow champagne glass originated with Marie Antoinette. It was first formed from wax molds made of her breasts.
Attila himself, the most fearsome warrior of his time, died on his wedding night from a chronic nosebleed. Too drunk to wake up, he choked to death on his own blood.
Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
“Goliath” is the world’s largest column formation - 43 feet tall, 243 feet in circumference, and 40 feet thick. The crack in the column was supposedly caused by the great 1812 Missouri earthquake that also made parts of the Mississippi River run backwards for a few hours.
Harry S. Truman the 33rd President is the only president in this century who didn’t have a college education.
Martin Van Buren the 8th president of the United States of America was the first President born in America after it declared its independence from England.
The tallest living thing in the world is a Red Wood Tree called “Hyperion” this tree stands at 379.1 feet tall and is found in the Red Wood National Park in California (the exact location hasn’t been revealed for fear of the public ruining it’s ecosystem).
Calvin Coolidge the 30th President of the United States (1923-1929) owned 26 animals while in the white house.
- Rob and Prudence Prim - White Collies
- Peter Pan - Terrier
- Paul Pry - Airedale Terrier
- Calamity Jane - Shetland Sheepdog
- Tiny Tim and Blackberry - Chow Chows
- Ruby Rouch - Collie
- Boston Beans - Bulldog
- King Cole - German Shepard
- Palo Alto - Bird Dog
- Bessie - Collie
- Rebecca and Horace - Raccoons
- Ebeneezer - Donkey
- Nip and Tuck - Canaries
- Enoch - Goose
- Smoky - Bobcat
- Tiger - Cat
- Tax Reduction and Budget Bureau - Lion Cubs
- Billy - Pygmy Hippo
- Wallaby - Wallaby
- A Duiker (a mini antelope)
- Bruno - Black Bear
One useless history fact a day, my goal is to make you the ultimate Cash Cab/Jeopardy/Who Wants to be A Millionaire contestant. Also to fill your brain with all the useless things mine is full of. HURRAY!
