Do you know 10 fun historical facts?

 

1. Bob Marley was buried with his guitar, a soccer ball, a bible, a ring (a gift from an Ethiopian prince) and a stash of marijuana.
2. During his four films Rambo would have killed 370 people.
3. The word school derives from the ancient Greek skole which means rest, fun.
4. Originally, Coca Cola was green.
5. The word "cemetery" comes from the Greek koimetirion, which means "place to sleep".
6. During the Civil War, when troops returned to camps after a battle, the number of fallen soldiers was written on a blackboard. If there had been no losses, it was written "0 killed", hence the expression OK in the sense of "all good".
7. The Vikings never wore horned helmets.
8. Before the nineteenth century, shoes were not divided into right and left.
9. Venice is often called "The Bridge Capital of Europe" but it has only 398 bridges, while Amsterdam has 1280 and Hamburg has 2400.
10. In 1987, American Airlines saved $40,000 simply by removing an olive from each of the salads it served in first class.