The First ever female head of a state was Queen mereith who ruled Ancient Egypt around 3,000 BCE.

Greenland was given its name by Viking chieftain Erik the Red around 1000 CE in an attempt to attract Settlers.

14th century Arabian explorer Ibn Battuta travelled 117,000 km (73,000 miles) and visited every Islamic country in the world.

English explorer Mary Kingsley climbed Mount Cameroon In Africa on her own in 1895 when the local guides refused to take her.

The Viking law court was called the Thing.

Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world, only the Great Pyramid of Giza still exists.

The hundred years War between France and England actually lasted 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.

The Great wall of China, built to protect China’s Northern border, is 6,500km (4,000 miles) long.

the Statue of Liberty was a present from France to the USA in 1877 to mark the 100th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.

the United States Bought Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million.

In Medieval European Courts animals could be tried for Crimes. a swarm of Locusts was once Convicted, in their absence, of illegally eating crops.