Facts in "History" Category
#2291 - History Fact     4  In Northern parts of China it was once a common practice to shave pigs. When the evenings got cold the Chinese would take a pig to bed with them for warmth and found it more comfortable if the pig was clean-shaven. |
| #2292 - History Fact 0 The traditional symbol of the pawnbroker—three golden balls—is thought to be derived from the coat of the arms of the Medici family, who ruled Italian city of Florence between the 15th and 16th centuries. The symbol was spread by the Lombards—Italian bankers, goldsmiths, and moneylenders who set up businesses in medieval London. |
| #2293 - History Fact 0 When the U.S. War Department was established in 1789, there were 840 soldiers in the regular army. Their job was to supervise public lands and guard the indian frontier. |
| #2294 - History Fact 0 In 1907 the first taxicab took to the streets of New York City. |
| #2295 - History Fact 3 WWI flying ace Jean Navarre attacked a zeppelin armed with only a kitchen knife. |
| #2296 - History Fact 0 Catherine the Great relaxed by being tickled. |
| #2297 - History Fact 9 Despite his great scientific and artistic achievement, Leonardo Da Vinci was most proud of his ability to bend iron with his bare hands. |
| #2298 - History Fact 0 Louisa May Alcott, author of the classic "Little Women," hated kids. She only wrote the book because her publisher asked her to. |
| #2299 - History Fact 4 Soldiers arrived to fight the Battle of Marne in World War I - not on foot or by military airplane or military vehicle - but by taxi cabs. France took over all the taxi cabs in Paris to get soldiers to the front. |
| #2300 - History Fact 1 The U.S. Automobile Association was formed in 1905 for the purpose or providing "scouts" who could warn motorists of hidden police traps. |
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