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William Shakespeare's father's first name was John.
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Willow bark, which provides the salicylic acid from which aspirin was originally synthesized, has been used as a pain remedy ever since the Greeks discovered its therapeutic power nearly 2,500 years ago.
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Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.
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Wine grapes, oranges, figs and olives were first planted in North America by Father Junipero Sera in 1769.
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With 1477 stops, 33,112 pipes and a 365 horse-power engine, the Auditorium Organ in Atlantic City is the largest in the world.
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Within a few years of Columbus' discovery of America, the Spaniards had killed one and a half million Indians.
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Within a pride of lions, 90% of the hunting is done by the females.
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Women burn fat more slowly than men, by a rate of about 50 calories a day.
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Women shoplift more often than men; the statistics are 4 to 1.
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Women's hearts beat faster than men's.
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