...that mounting blocks (example pictured), stone or wood blocks for mounting and dismounting a horse or cart, began to fall out of use around 1790?
...that John Popper, now frontman of the rock band Blues Traveler, once convinced a teacher to let him play harmonica in his high school band with an in-class solo performance of the song "She Blinded Me with Science"?
...that Arumuga Navalar, a Hindu revivalist, also helped translate the Bible into Tamil?
...that the Spanish military engineer Julio Cervera Baviera, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, pioneered radio technology in his native country?
...that although it is commonly referred to as Fort Detroit, the fort William Hull surrendered to the British without a fight during the War of 1812 was actually named Fort Lernoult?
...that British Conservative Member of Parliament Cyril Banks was friendly with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and left his party over the Suez Crisis?
...that Dr. Chris Hatcher convinced the jury in a capital punishment case without having interviewed the defendant?
...that Joe Shishido transitioned from a moderately successful melodrama actor into a popular villain and then action star after he underwent plastic surgery to severely enlarge his cheeks?
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