Turtles can breathe through their backsides.
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.
The first city in the World that has reached one million inhabitants was Rome, around 133 BC. London got its one million inhabitants in 1810, and New York in 1875. Today, there are over 300 cities with more than a million inhabitants.
First safety belt for car drivers was patented in 1885 in the United States.
Snake venom is dangerous only if it gets into the bloodstream. If ingested it is metabolized in the intestines and becomes harmless. Therefore, in Vietnam and Thailand, where they eat poisonous snakes, the rattlesnake is highly desirable.
The first personal computer was made in January 1975 in the company MITS in New Mexico. It cost about 395 US dollars, and customers had to assemble it by themselves. It was called the Altair 8800.
