Jimmy Carter said if he became president, he would release all government UFO information to the public. Once elected, he decided not to due to "national security concerns".Source

England used to have a "window tax". People refused to disclose how much money they made, considering it an invasion of privacy - so you would be charged based on how many windows your house had. In retaliation, people bricked up their windows, which you can still see today.Source

Enligsh is the universal "language of the skies". All pilots must learn and speak English, regardless of their origin.Source

AT&T was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.Source

During the 18th century, you could pay your admission to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or a dog to feed the lions.Source

There was a third founder of Apple, Ronald Wayne, who sold his shares of 10% for $800. Today they would be worth over $35 billion.Source

English used to have a letter for "th", called thorn. That letter was shorthanded to y, therefore "ye olde shoppe".Source

Apple logo contains an apple with a single bite, because a small version of the logo would be indistinguishable from a cherry.Source

In order for MIT students to graduate, they must pass a swim test as it's deemed "a self-survival skill."Source

Slovakia and Slovenia are mistakenly thought to be each other so often they meet once a month to exchange wrongly adressed mail.Source