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John Wayne Portrayed Genghis Khan
1. John Wayne once portrayed Genghis Khan in a film, and he did not alter his voice in any way.
2. The bird Americans call a 'turkey' is called 'India' in Turkey, and 'Peru' in Portuguese.
3. North Korea placed an order for 1,000 Volvos from Sweden in 1974 and has not paid the bill, leaving a debt of 2.2 billion kronor ($322 million).
4. The Patagonian mara resembles a mix between a rabbit and a deer; it is a social herbivore that communicates using a variety of vocalizations.
5. The Queen of England once "terrorized" Saudi Arabia's king by driving him around. In Saudi Arabia, women are not allowed to drive.
6. During the 1920s famine in Russia people were driven to eat raw seeds, grass, dirt, dogs, cats, and leather horse harnesses, and at its height some consumed and sold human body parts as meat; despite reports of cannibalism authorities took no action because it was regarded as a legitimate means of survival.
7. In 1850 a severe storm eroded a small hillock in Scotland, exposing Skara Brae, a well preserved Neolithic settlement.
8. When Orange Crush was first produced, orange pulp was put into the bottles to create the impression of "fresh squeezed" juice, even though the raw pulp had merely been added during bottling rather than being the residue of freshly squeezed oranges.
9. In 1947, the British used 6,800 tons of surplus World War II explosives to demolish military infrastructure on the small island of Heligoland. Losing the island was considered acceptable. The blast produced one of the largest single non-nuclear detonations ever recorded.
10. The French Resistance severed the Eiffel Tower elevator cables so Hitler would not be able to visit it during his trip when Paris fell. Faced with the idea of climbing more than 1500 stairs, he decided not to go.
