Officially, the longest war in history was between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, which lasted from 1651 to 1986. There were no casualties.
Roman Emperor Gaius, also known as Caligula, made one of his favourite horse senator.
Albert Einstein was offered the role of Israel’s second President in 1952, but declined.
Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits.
Russian dictator Joseph Stalin often had photos retouched to remove people who had died or been removed from office.
According to Greek philosophers slavery did not exist in ancient India.
Aryabhatta, the great astronomer and scientist, discovered zero. The number system was also invented in ancient India.
Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
The largest nuclear bomb built, the Tsar bomb, caused destruction 1000 km away.
The shortest war in history is the war between Zanzibar and England in 1896 . Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
