Classmate Facts # 23 - Wonderful, Amazing History!

1. Coding of messages isn't as modern as we think! Julius Caesar used to code his communication. The code was called the Caesar Cipher!

2. The world's first parachute jump from an airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, Missouri in 1912.

3. The Episcopal Palace of King Philip II of Spain of the 16th Century had 1,200 doors!

4. Heard of Nessie? The legendary monster who is supposed to have inhabited the Loch Ness? Well... the first written account of the Loch Ness Monster was made in 565 A.D.

5. Persians and Indians were using playing cards as far back as the 12th Century. Only their packs had 48 cards instead of 52!