More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173.

In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act.

AMAZING FACTS