Vintage Grocery Store Photos That Will Hit You with All of the Nostalgia

The More You Know

• Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.
• Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
• Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
• War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.