12 Trivia Facts All in A Neat Little Row

It was Bette Davis, and she ultimately walked away with two wins.

The invention of algebra is commonly credited to Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi in Baghdad, around the turn of the 9th century.

According to legend, Saint Denis picked up his own decapitated head and carried it several miles, while the severed body part delivered a sermon.

The King of Diamonds, on standard playing cards, is the only king pictured with an axe.

In a tradition called the “hundie undie,” skydivers doing their 100th jump may do it in underwear, or nothing at all.

Nobody knew yet how prescient a band known for issues stemming from infidelity would be.

She stopped believing in Santa Claus when he asked her for her autograph in a department store.

Kentucky is the only state whose name ends with the two letters of its official postal code, KY.

They’re often incorrectly used interchangeably, but “magma” is underground, while “lava” is magma that's reached the surface.

A “fairy ring” is a naturally occurring circle of mushrooms.

If you see a light at the top of Big Ben, it means that either the House of Parliament, Commons or Lords is in session.

The word “heifer” isn’t just a cow, but a specific kind: a young, female cow that has never given birth.