Sailors in the navy of England’s King Henry VII received a standard allocation of one gallon of beer per day. Experts point out that this quantity exceeds today’s standards of moderation in the consumption of alcohol.
When Thomas Jefferson took the presidency on March 4, 1801, Washington, D.C. had only about 6,000 residents.
Only one actor has received three Emmy nominations for playing the same character in three different television shows. Kelsey Grammer was nominated for his portrayal of Frasier Crane on “Cheers” (1987), a guest appearance on “Wings” (1990) and his own show, “Frasier” (1993).
On “Leave It to Beaver,” the Cleaver family lived at 485 Maple Drive in Mayfield, USA. But the address was changed in later episodes to 211 Pine Street.
Tsetse flies have stretchy stomachs which allow the insects to drink up to three times their own weight in blood in a single gulp.
There are three major groups of snake venom: cytotoxic, which attacks cells and tissues and is produced by vipers and adders; neurotoxic, which is produced by cobras and mambas and affects the nerves; and hemotoxic, which affects the blood-clotting process and is produced by snakes such as the boomslang and bird snake.
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