Six-inch-high heels were worn by the upper classes in seventeenth-century Europe. Two servants, one on either side, were needed to hold up the person wearing the high heels.

The voice of Scat Cat in Disney's 1970 animated feature "The Aristocats" was supposed to be provided by legendary jazz trumpet master Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. The character's look was modeled after Armstrong -- the way ...Read More

The lowest price on record ever paid for livestock was at a sale at Kuraman, Cape Province, South Africa in 1934, where donkeys were sold for less than 3 cents each.

Absolutely -- 1997 saw the introduction of the Classic Collection, which harkened back to the original all military theme of G.I. Joe including fairly realistic uniforms and gear. Soldiers from Australia, Britain, and ...Read More

There are more 25,000 McDonald's restaurants in over 115 countries. McDonald's has actually been remarkably responsive to the local cultures: they offer "ayran" (a popular chilled yogurt drink) in Turkey; McLaks (a grilled...Read More

William Henry Harrison served the shortest term of any U.S. president. He served only 32 days, from March 4 to April 4, 1841. He fell ill with pneumonia shortly after his inauguration and never recovered.