The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. Believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex turd, the fossilised dung (also named a 'coprolite') is helping scientists better understand what the dinosaur a nudes
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!
The brain of adult men is approximately 10% larger than that of women. Because men are typically taller and have more muscle mass than women, their brains require more neurons to control the body.
In 1518, a Town Danced Itself to Death
The Dancing Plague of 1518 struck Strasbourg, France, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days without stopping. Some died from exhaustion and heart failure. Historians believe it was caused by mass
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
Ushi no toki mairi, meaning "Shrine visit at the hour of the ox" is a Japanese method of laying a curse to someone, involving nailing a straw effigy to a tree for seven nights straight!
The three Charites or “Graces” were beautiful, kind, and youthful goddesses who embodied all things involving beauty, joy, and abundance. From Hesiod’s Theogony, there were three Charites named Aglaea (“Radiance”), Euphrosyne (“Joy”), and T