The first ice cream was made in the 18th century in the Sicilian town of Taormina with the help of snow from the slopes of Mount Etna, the only live volcano in Europe.
Frogs never drink water! They absorb it through their skin.
Coca-Cola was originally green in color.
The Islamic masters were the first to paint paper and often would apply dots of silver or gold on it.
Every 30.000 years riverbeds are deepened by a meter.
The first country to give women the right to vote was New Zealand in 1893.