America’s first date with the ice-cream cone was at the World’s Fair in St. Louis in 1904
Itaipu Dam produces the most energy of any hydroelectric dam in the world
The creator of “Carhenge,” the Stonehenge of Nebraska, built it in honor of his father
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat used far greater amounts of stone than all the Egyptian pyramids combined
Johnny Cash’s excellent music variety TV show ran 58 episodes but was canceled in a “rural purge”
“Once Upon a Time in America” ruined Sergio Leone’s health and was the last film he directed
There is a theory that the city of Troy was located in England and the Trojan War was fought between groups of Celts
A smuggled corned beef sandwich in space that caused a whole lot of trouble
Davy Jones’ Locker is actually a description of shipwrecks and sinking to the bottom of the sea, feared by every sailors
The Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses
