The first winner of the 1904 Olympics marathon used a car, the second used drugs. It was the wildest race ever!
In Ancient Egypt, cats were sacred – killing one was punishable by death. Even if the cat was killed accidentally
Cookies originated from Persia, shortly after the use of sugar became relatively common in the region.
Bekonscot is the oldest original model village in the world, hidden away in a large old country garden in Buckinghamshire
Hugh Thompson – American pilot who risked his own life to save Vietnamese villagers during the My Lai massacre
Chengdu Shishi is the oldest school in the world,founded between 143-141 BC during the rule of the Han Dynasty in China
Nazi war criminal Ernst Kaltenbrunner was caught by the Allies because his mistress saw him by chance, called out his name and ran to hug him