Further Exploration of the Factorium

Monday, September 20, 2010

Classmate Facts # 20 - History Hysteria

1. Seat Belts were installed in early airplanes only after several pilots fell to their death while flying upside down!

2. Each king in the deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne and Diamonds - Julius Caesar!

3. The pharaohs of Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten gold.

4. The first person to use the elevator was Louis XV! n 1743 his "flying chair" carried him between the floors of the Versailles Palace!

5. In the last 70 days of his life, Vincent Van Gogh painted a picture a day!

6. In 1739, Britain went to war against Spain because a Spanish officer sliced off the ear of a British captain named Robert Jenkins!

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