The Roman emperor Caligula once made his horse a senator.
Queen Elizabeth I owned at least 100 wigs in her lifetime.
The White House was originally gray. The mansion was burned during the War of 1812. When it was rebuilt after the war, it was painted white to hide the smoke stains.
The Cleveland Indians baseball team used to be called the Cleveland Spiders.
The United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 in 1867. (about two cents an acre)
The motto on one of the first U.S. coins was "Mind Your Business".
The word yo-yo originated in the Philippines and means "come back."
In December 1961, it was discovered that a painting by Matisse in New York's Museum of Modern Art was hanging upside down.
5 comments:
great stoppid factz!!!
I like the motto on one of the first coins. This might be the reason Queen Elizabeth II wears hats to keep on heer wig
I actually knew the one about the cost of alaska
I like the Spiders better.
How about the Boston Beaneaters
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