London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807. John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
President Lyndon Johnson gave out electric toothbrushes with the presidential seal as presents. A vulture throws up on its own feet to cool off in the desert heat. The engine oil in the US Air Force SR-71 BlackBird is in a solid state before the engine is started. When Jupiter's satellite, Io, which has active volcanoes on its surface, passes behind the planet, it emerges 10-20 percent brighter than when it slipped into the planet's shadow. Dutch mystic Dr. Bart Hughes declared in 1962 that having a hole drilled through the cranium enabled people to reach a higher state of consciousness.