Lenin, who declared that revolutionaries must guard against bourgeois tendencies, owned nine Rolls-Royce cars during his Soviet leadership.

Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute

The worldwide “Spanish Flu” epidemic which broke out in 1918 killed more than 30 million people in less than a year’s time.

In England and the American colonies they year 1752 only had 354 days. In that year, the type of calendar was changed, and 11 days were lost.

Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.

In mid 1960s, Slumber Party Barbie came with a book called “How to Lose Weight”. One of the tips was “don’t eat”.

In 1947, Toys for Tots started making the holidays a little happier for children by organizing its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.

Nutella was invented during WW2, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.

The best-selling work of fiction of the 15th century was “The Tale of the Two Lovers”, an erotic novel by the man who later became Pope Pius II.

Seven of the eight US Presidents who have died in office – either through illness or assassination – were elected at precisely 20-year intervals.

Hostess Twinkies were originally filled with banana filling. The filling was changed during World War II when the United States experienced a banana shortage.

The first speeding fine in England was issued in 1896 to a man named Walter Arnold for going 8 mph (13 km/h) in 2 mph zone. The fine was 1 shilling plus costs.

The Flame of Peace in Japan has burned since 1964 in honor of the bomb victims. It will be extinguished only when all nuclear weapons are removed from the world.

President George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart in 1782. It’s a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and non-commissioned officers.

In 1962, the CIA tipped off South Africa’s intelligence service about the location of Nelson Mandela, leading to his arrest which put him in jail for 27 years.