A Luftwaffe pilot refused to destroy a damaged B-17.The German pilot escorted the B-17 to the English Channel and then saluted the American pilot and returned home. 40 years later they were reunited and developed a deep friendship that lasted until their deaths.

                    Coffee loses caffeine as it is roasted, so a dark, “bold” cup of coffee actually has less caffeine than a lighter roast.

 It was common for sailors to wear gold earrings so that in the event of their death and the body washed up on shore, the earring would serve as payment for a “proper Christian burial”.

 French Queen Marie Antoinette had a fully functioning peasant village built on the grounds of Versailles. She loved strolling the village in simple shepherdess garb pretending to live a simple life milking cows or sheep, which were carefully maintained and cleaned by the servants.

. Hitler planned to celebrate his victory over Russia in the Hotel Astoria in Saint Petersburg. 

      . Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to avoid drifting apart from each other.

         On average, a raindrop reaches a speed of 21.7 miles per hour.

  Scientists estimate that laughing 100 times is equivalent to a 10-minute workout on a rowing machine.

                                              There are no seagulls in Hawaii.

           The process by which bread toasts is called the “Maillard Reaction.”

1. Fordwich is the smallest town in UK. It has around 400 residents.

 Morgan Freeman’s talent for acting was discovered at the age of 12 when he was forced into a drama production as a punishment for teasing a girl in his class. – S

Originally known as Macy’s Christmas Parade to signify the launch of the Christmas shopping season, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York City in 1924. It was launched by Macy’s employees and featured animals from the Central Park Zoo. Today, some 3 million people attend the annual parade and another 44 million watch it on television. –

There is an island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland that has a population of wallabies. They are the descendants of animals that Dublin Zoo could no longer care for due to overcrowding. 

 In a 2004 study, Chinese women who ate mushrooms and drank green tea reduced their risk of breast cancer by nearly 90%.

Maine has a holiday just for Maple Syrup. Families go out to the producers and buy maple syrup, take tours, go on hayrides, see animals, and eat maple food. –

                         n Nevada, a disturbance with as little as 2 people is legally considered a riot. In the USA in general, it takes only 3 people. In England it is 12 people. – 

   A man wanted to introduce all the birds mentioned in the plays of William Shakespeare, this is the reason why starlings exist in North America. – 

 Scientists believe there is the 9th planet in our solar system that is roughly 10 times larger than earth. They haven’t been able to locate it yet but they know it’s there because of its gravitational effects on other objects. 

  There are only 5 countries where suicide rate for women is higher than men and they are China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq and Indonesia. 

  The first meal consumed on the moon was bread and wine. Buzz Aldrin brought with him communion bread and wine, along with a small silver chalice, and held communion during a requested radio blackout shortly after landing. –

. The most common zodiac sign among billionaires is Aquarius. The least common one is Cancer.

. The most common zodiac sign among billionaires is Aquarius. The least common one is Cancer.

 During World War II, the U.S. Army collaborated with Walt Disney to develop a gas mask that looked like Mickey Mouse, in order to make children less afraid of a poison gas attack.

  Hitler planned to celebrate his victory over Russia in the Hotel Astoria in Saint Petersburg. 

 On average, a raindrop reaches a speed of 21.7 miles per hour.

An Australian guy named Bill Morgan was declared dead for 14 minutes and lived unscathed. To celebrate his survival, he bought a scratch card and won a $27,000 car. The news reporter asked him to reenact the scratch card moment to capture it on camera, so he bought another card and won a $250,000 jackpot in it. – 

            According to an Old English time unit, one moment was 1.5 minutes. 

 A substitute teacher was fired after she asked her 4th-grade students for dating advice. She had her class to help her decide between two men she was seeing.

                                      The first fortune cookies were made in a San Francisco bakery.