Interesting Facts - Page 1

Mozambique has an AK-47 on its flag.

Gandhi never won the Nobel Peace Prize, but Yasser Arafat did.

In 1698, Russia created a beard tax to encourage men to shave their beards and look more like men in other parts of Europe.

Lake Baikal is both the deepest and the oldest lake in the world.

In 1922, people in New York City rioted because of men wearing straw hats after the date it was considered socially acceptable to wear them.