During Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, it was once a New Year custom to offer gifts to the monarch if you were a courtier. One year she dropped hints that a new fan would be welcomed and as a result received thousands of fans for the rest of her life.

Secondary schools in New Zealand are permitted to store one pound of uranium and one pound of thorium for conducting nuclear experiments. However, the fine for a nuclear explosion is $1,000,000!

In the Victorian era, it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine’s Day card. These days, over 1 billion of Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged every year which makes it the second largest seasonal card sending time of the year.