Archeologists in London have found a Mesolithic tool-making factory that gives substantial proof human beings were living on the River Thames 7,000 B.C. That's over 9,000 years ago!

Benjamin Franklin was offended about putting a bald eagle as the national bird because he thought that other people were trying to make fun of him, since he was bald.

All gondolas in Venice, Italy must be painted black unless they are carrying an important person.

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