Richard James Verone, of North Carolina (USA), allegedly tried to rob a bank for just $1 so he could get free healthcare in jail.
High heels were originally made for men. Egyptian butchers also wore heels, to help them walk above the blood of dead beasts.
UPS gets 15,000 parking tickets in New York a month.
During Prohibition from 1920 to 1933, the U.S. government poisoned alcohol and killed as many as 10,000 people.
In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
Studies show that children who are better liars tend to become more successful as adults.
Cleopatra VII of Egypt used to bathe daily with donkey's milk. Almost 700 donkeys were milked every day just for her bath.
After 2 years of use, 1/3rd of your pillow's weight comes from dead skin, bugs, dead dust mites and their droppings.
Cleopatra married, not one, but two of her brothers.
55% of people will yawn after reading the word 'yawn'.