1. The first recorded sandwich in history was made by a rabbi named Hillel the Elder for Passover in the first century B.C. It was a mix of nuts, apples, spices, and wine in between two pieces of matzah.
2. About two million years ago, there was a species of rodents that were as big as hippopotamuses.
3. At least 70% of the world has brown eyes. About 9% have blue eyes. Only 2% have green eyes.
4. When Ian Fleming finished his first “James Bond” novel, he celebrated by buying himself a gold-plated typewriter.
5. In the United States, a ton is 2,000 pounds . . . everywhere else, it’s 2,240 pounds.
