What we eat as sardines are actually any of a number of small, thin-boned fish, usually herring or pilchards, that are suitable for packing in oil.

Conceivably, a can of sardines may contain fish of a number of different species.

From India, nutmegs and cloves, native to the Moluccas—the Spice Islands—were introduced into China.

A tradition has come down to us that in the 3rd century B.C., the courtiers of the royal court were required to carry cloves in their mouths in order to sweeten their breath when addressing the emperor.

The producers of the 1947 spectacular Caesar and Cleopatra were perfectionists indeed.

For a moonlight scene beside the Sphinx, a set was designed which showed hundreds of stars in the sky in the exact position they occupied over the Egyptian desert in the year 45 B.C.

Here’s one for Western fans: a 10-gallon hat actually holds 3/4 of a gallon.

The keenest sense of smell exhibited in all nature is that of the male silkworm moth. It can detect the sex signals of a female 6.8 miles away!

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