Every queen by the name of Jane was killed, gone mad or sentenced to death.
The magazine "Time" proclaimed Adolf Hitler "person of the year" in 1938.
Famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), died of a liver failure. The researchers found that by examining the DNA of one of his strands of hair.
In the state of Indiana (US), there is a town called Santa Claus.
Horses usually sleep standing up. Their feet have a particular system of tendons, bones, and joints that effortlessly hold the weight of this large animal. When the muscles are in a standstill, they are completely relaxed.
Leonardo da Vinci made the first draft for the contact lenses. They should have been made of thin glass filled with water...
