During the Secession war troops would return to their cartels with a big sign that read “0 Killed”. From that, the phrase O.K. derived from.
In culinary lingo, six pinches are equal to a fist full.
In the year 1900, the number of human population was 1.5 million, of whom a quarter lived in Europe.
The Islamic masters were the first to paint paper and often would apply dots of silver or gold on it.
The longest border in the world is the one that separates Canada and the United States; a length of 6,416 kilometers.
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.
