* The mudskipper is a fish that can actually walk on land.

* The historic Ford 1,100-acre facility near the Rouge River was once the world's largest auto plant. Henry Ford built the plant in 1918 because he dreamed of building a car from start to finish in one location.

* The first subway was built in London (1860-63) by the cut and cover
method. Other notable subways: Paris (the Metro 1898), New York (1900)

* Which ancient city was buried by a volcanic eruption? The answer: Pompeii

* The sari has been used continuously and relatively unchanged for
thousands of years.

* The world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch is King Bhumibol
Adulyadej of Thailand.

* Harry Schielack Of Rockdale, Texas holds the record for the most
chicken eaten by one person in a life time (estimated 1 Million Chickens
In Only 40 Years).

* The duckbill platypus (male) is the only venomous mammal in the world.

* The last ever cavalry charge in the world took place at the battle of
Omdurman. The young Winston Churchill took part in it.