The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

In 2010, the owner of Segway Inc. died plunging off cliff while riding a Segway.

The 1st US federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium) was enacted in 1909.

New York’s first St. Patrick’s day parade was held on March 17, 1762.

The first coin-operated parking meter was installed in 1935 in Oklahoma City, US.

80% of all Russians makes born in year 1923 didn’t live past the year 1945.

On December 20, 1860, South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.

In 1862 Ulysses Grant issued Gen. Order 11 order expelling the jews frm TN, MS, KY.

The condom – made originally of linen – was invented in the early 1500s.

In ancient Rome, men found guilty of rape had their testicles crushed between stones.

A Boeing 747′s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight.

The 1st US federal penitentiary building was completed at Leavenworth, Kansas in 1906.

In Victorian Times they invented a tea cup to prevent your moustache from getting wet.

The 1st US Minimum Wage Law was instituted in 1938. The minimum wage was 25 cents per hour.

In the Battle of Karansebes in 1788, the Austrian army attacked itself and lost 10,000 men.