Julian calendar

The United States Olympic team almost missed the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece, because Greece was still using the Julian calendar, which was 12 days ahead of the calendar used by Americans!

Thief Returned Goods

A professor at Sweden's Umea University had his laptop stolen in October 2010.The thief eventually returned all its contents on a USB memory stick but kept the computer!

British Punishment

Until 1870, British Punishment for men committing high treason was hanging, drawing and quartering they would be dragging by horse to the place of execution,where they would be hanged briefly before being cut to pieces!

Sea Otters

Sea Otters lack blubber to insulate themselves, so they must eat up to a quarter of their body weight everyday to generate enough heat to keep warm!