Each king in the deck of cards represent a great kind from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
First western product sold in the Soviet Union was "Pepsi Cola".
When two lovers kiss, nerves send signals to the brain at the speed of 128 kilometers per hour.
Just like people prefer to use their right or the left hand, octopuses also preferred one of their tentacles, and use it more frequently.
Woodward Avenue in Detroit carries the mark “M1” because it was the first paved road anywhere in the world.
The first woman ambassador was Russia's Aleksandra Kollontai (1872-1952) who was elected in 1923 to be the Soviet ambassador to Norway.