Spot the Difference

Love can cause all kinds of irrationality – in the Victorian era, for example, signing a Valentine’s Card was believed to bring bad luck. Also, if a girl sees a squirrel on February 14, her husband is supposed to be a skinflint.

Though Charles Darrow is often credited as the creator of the popular board game Monopoly, an earlier version of the game was created by Lizzie Magie. In Magie’s version, players moved around a board buying properties and paying rent. In 1933, Darrow made a few small changes to Magie’s idea and sold the game to Parker Brothers two years later!

When you look a sheep directly in the eye (if you dare!) you will notice that their pupils are rectangular. This gives them a field of vision of up to 320 degrees, allowing them to see almost everything around them, especially potential predators. Sheep also have an excellent sense of smell.