Strange But True: Beef and liver paste
By Lucie Winborne
Beef and liver paste, squeezed from a tube, was the first meal eaten in space, consumed by Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, who chose it because it was space-friendly.
Cigarettes were once advertised as a source of relief for asthma and hay fever.
September is the only month to have the same number of letters in its name as its number in the calendar year.
A full head of hair can support the weight of two elephants.
The original recipe for Oreos, which were originally called Oreo Biscuits (though it's not clear where "Oreo" came from), included pork fat for the cookie's creamy center.
Ninety-five percent of books that are submitted to traditional publishers are rejected.
Senet, or senet net hab ("game of passing through"), the oldest known board game, dates back more than 5,000 years and has been found in the tombs of Egyptian royalty, including King Tut.
Canada's Parliament once argued about the appropriateness of using the word "fart" on the chamber floor.
In medieval Europe, animals, especially pigs, were put on trial for crimes, with prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges.
Oct. 31, 2000, was the last day all humans were together on Earth. Since that time, there has always been at least one person in space.
In early 2019, an 18-karat gold toilet named "America," made by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and valued at $6 million, was stolen from Blenheim Palace in England. The four thieves responsible were captured, but the toilet's ultimate fate remains a mystery, though authorities suspected it may have been melted down.
The bite of a mountain gorilla is twice as strong as a lion's.