I don’t think we’ve had any of these yet….
Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water.
Hitler was voted Time Magazines man of the year in 1938.
During the 16th century, newly married couples in France had to stand naked outdoors while the groom kissed the bride’s left foot and big toe as part of traditional customs.
In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins.
Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, their bodies dyed blue from head to toe.
There was an army general during the Liberia Civil War who used to lead his army into battle naked. His nickname was “”General Butt Naked.”” Joshua Milton Blahyi (his real name) is now an evangelical preacher in Monrovia.
To be born on Sunday was considered a sign of great sin during the Puritan times.
In the 1700’s, you could purchase insurance against going to hell, in London, England
Income tax was first introduced in England in 1799 by British Prime Minister, William Pitt.
Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. Four hundred camels carried the 117,000 volumes.
The Mongol emperor Genghis Khan’s original name was Temujin.
The mother of famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was accused of being a witch.
There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic.
When telephone companies first began hiring telephone operators, they chose teenage boys for the job. They switched to women because the teenage boys were wrestling instead of working and pulling pranks on callers.
The best selling game in history for coin-operated machines is Pac-Man.
Tohru Iwatani, the inventor of the video game Pac-Man, came up with the idea when he saw a pizza with a slice missing at a dinner party.
Acting was once considered evil, and actors in the first English play to be performed in America were arrested.