A group of monkeys is called a “troop.”
Penguins are one of about 40 species of flightless birds. Other flightless birds include rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, ostriches, and emus. Most flightless birds live in the Southern Hemisphere.
It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write “War & Peace”.
The first person selected as the Time Magazine Man of the Year - Charles Lindbergh in 1927.
The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers.
President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
A lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away.
Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.
