In 1883, the explosion of the volcano Krakatoa put so much dust into the atmosphere that sunsets appeared green and the moon appeared blue around the world for almost two years
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times
The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672
A standard greeting in Europe is a kiss on both cheeks - could be two. . . could be four
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
