More trivia for you.
- Britain's present royal family was originally named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The name was changed in 1917, during World War l, because of its German connotations.
- When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1935, he was called Happy Rabbit.
- "Long in the tooth" was originally used to describe horses. As horses age, their gums recede, giving them the impression that their teeth are growing. The longer the teeth look, the older the horse.
- Humans shed about 600,000 skin cells every hour.
- Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
- When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1935, he was called Happy Rabbit.
- "Long in the tooth" was originally used to describe horses. As horses age, their gums recede, giving them the impression that their teeth are growing. The longer the teeth look, the older the horse.
- Humans shed about 600,000 skin cells every hour.
- Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
