The first sewing machine was invented by a British inventor Thomas Saint in 1790 and it was used for sewing leather.
In the middle ages, nutmeg was the most expensive spice. Not because of the taste and smell, but because of the belief that it protected against the plague.
The term "redskins", Indians acquired, not because of the color of their skin, but because of the red color they put on their skin when they went to war.
The oldest city in France, Marseille was founded by the Greeks around 600 BC.
Women are much more adept at reading backward and identifying hidden 3D drawings thanks to better ties between the two hemispheres of the brain.
Music affects the speed at which we eat. According to a study conducted in Dallas (US), if you eat listening to fast rhythms, you will finish your meal 11 minutes earlier.
