A War Was Fought Over a Bucket
Fact: The War of the Oaken Bucket (1325) was between the Italian city-states of Modena and Bologna. It started when Modena stole a wooden bucket from Bologna! nudes
Bite the Bullet: This phrase is believed to originate from the days before modern anesthesia when soldiers were given bullets to bite on during surgery to cope with extreme pain. This practice allowed them to focus on something else during painful proced
Hetherington, an English haberdasher, supposedly caused a riot when he first wore a top hat in public. It's reported that several woman fainted when they first saw the top hat in 1797.
