Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
The idea that a man should spend two months salary on an engagement ring was popularized by De Beers' ad agency.
Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.