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!
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!
Thanksgiving did not become a national holiday in the United States until the fall of 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring that the last Thursday in November would be a day of national thanksgiving.
Mount Everest is growing every year. The high erosion of the combined rivers supercharged Everest's growth, adding around two millimeters of additional height each year.
In Japanese mythology, Oni can mean a variety of things like demon, troll, orc or ogre. Children play "oni gokko", which is the same as Tag, but who is "it" is called "the oni"
Curly hair may have offered evolutionary advantages
Studies suggest curly hair could have aided heat regulation and brain protection in early humans by trapping air and shielding the scalp from UV radiation more effectively than straight hair.
