Related links:

ASPARAGUS
People have been eating asparagus since ancient times, with both the Greeks and Romans providing... MORE

CHARLES II
Charles II was known to his lover Nell Gwyn as Charles the Third, because she... MORE

CHOCOLATE
Montezuma started the myth about chocolate being an aphrodisiac. His cup of cocoa at bedtime... MORE

PARMESAN
The greatest recorded loss of Parmesan cheese caused by an earthquake was in Italy in... MORE

You may also be interested in:

BAHAMAS
There are around 700 islands in the Bahamas, of which only 30 are inhabited. One of... MORE

BALFOUR
Arthur Balfour, who was British Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905, was the nephew of... MORE

BRADFORD
The University of Bradford is the only British university to have had a serving prime... MORE

CHRISTMAS EVE
The carol Silent Night was first performed in 1818 at a church in Oberndorf, Bavaria... MORE

BLAKE
The visionary English poet, painter and print-maker William Blake only held one exhibition of his... MORE

SPERM
Males produce 86 million sperm cells each day, which is about one thousand every second.... MORE

SWAYING
To wintle is to sway gently from side to side. To shoogle is to rock... MORE

HOXHA
When Enver Hoxha was dictator-for-life of Albania between 1945 and 1985, he banned jeans, miniskirts,... MORE

WALNUT
There are 21 species of walnut. The Romans called it "Jupiter's acorn".... MORE

PENIS
The average size of an erect penis is only 5in (12.8cm), according to a 1995... MORE

PECAN PIE
Thirty-five years of Secret Santa pie gifts came to an end at Christmas 2011 when... MORE

BUSH SENIOR
On 18 March 1990, George HW Bush banned broccoli from being served on Air Force... MORE

JANACEK
On the opening night of Leos Janacek's opera The Makropulos Case at the Metropolitan Opera... MORE

BALLET
Two thousand ballet-goers were evacuated from London's Royal Opera House one evening in 2001 when... MORE

ETIQUETTE
Raising one's hat is a symbol of subjugation. The gesture dates back to the practice of... MORE