February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. See more

After the worst mass shooting in Australia's history, new gun control laws dropped their firearm homicide rate by 42% over the next seven years. See more

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. See more

Each card in a deck represents a king from history: Spades- King David, Hearts- Charlemagne, Clubs-Alexander the Great, Diamonds- Julius Caesar See more

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. See more

The greatest recorded number of children one mother had was 69 children. Do the math! See more

Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead. See more

Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". See more

The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before. See more

India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history. See more

No word in the English language rhymes with "month", "orange", "silver" or "purple". See more

We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean. See more

Blue and fin whales can create the loudest sound by animals ever recorded. See more

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. See more

December 1972, astronaut Eugene Cernan (U.S.) became the last person to set foot on the moon. See more

Astronaut Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon with his left foot. See more