In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed
An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards
There are no public toilets in Peru
Soldiers in the Netherlands are not required to salute officers
Female black widow spiders eat their husbands after mating. That's how they got that name
In a recent 5-year period, 24 residents of Tokyo died while bowing to other people
George Washington died the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the 18th century
Canada declared national beauty contests canceled as of 1992, claiming they were degrading to women
All shrimp are born male, but slowly grow into females as they mature
14 million people were killed in World War I, 20 million died in flu epidemic in the years that followed
