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All gondolas in Venice, Italy must be painted black, unless they belong to a high official.
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All Hebrew originating names that end with the letters "el" have something to do with God.
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All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays were originally acted by men and boys. In England at that time, it wasn't proper for females to appear on stage.
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All the proceeds earned from James M. Barrie's book "Peter Pan" were bequeathed to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for the Sick Children in London.
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Allied bombers were issued with Biro pens as fountain pens leaked at high altitude.
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Alma mater means bountiful mother.
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Almonds are the oldest, most widely cultivated and extensively used nuts in the world.
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Although Cleopatra was meant to have died after a bite from an asp, the species does not exist in Egypt.
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Although construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg started in 1015, it was not until 1439 that the spire was completed.
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Although identified with Scotland, bagpipes are actually a very ancient instrument, introduced into the British Isles by the Romans.
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