- Lieutenant General Thomas Picton was the highest ranking British officer killed at the Battle of Waterloo and he fought the battle dressed in an overcoat and top hat because his uniform hadn't arrived yet.
- The largest surrender since world war 2 was in 1971 when 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to Bangladesh and India.
- Hitler has Jewish and North African genes.
- One of Henry VIII's wives had 6 fingers.
- Did you know 11% of people are left handed
- Did you know August has the highest percentage of births
- Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it
- Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes
- Did you know a bear has 42 teeth
- Did you know an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain
- Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales
- Did you know no two corn flakes look the same
- Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
- Did you know 8% of people have an extra rib
- Did you know 85% of plant life is found in the ocean
- Did you know Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz
- Did you know rabbits like licorice
- Did you know the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
- Did you know 'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy
- Did you know a lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue
- Did you know armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex
- Did you know reindeer like bananas
- Did you know the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds
- Did you know birds need gravity to swallow
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