In 2007, an Easter egg covered in diamonds sold for almost £9 million. Every hour, a cockerel made of jewels pops up from the top of the Faberge egg, flaps its wings four times, nods its head three times and makes a crowing noise. The gold-and-pink enamel egg was made by the Russian royal family as an engagement gift for French aristocrat Baron Edouard de Rothschild.
Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt – which is where the word ‘salary’ comes from. Difficult to spend it in restaurants today though!
During the Cold War, scientists dropped nuclear bombs on beer and soda to see how it would fare in an apocalypse. Surprisingly well, as it turns out. As long as it was at least 1270ft away from ground zero and wasn’t hit by any flying debris, the beer was safe to drink.
Coca Cola is the second most understood term in the world, behind ‘okay’ and its red and white logo is recognised by 94% of the world’s population.
An interesting fact about bananas is that potassium is a key ingredient in shoe polish. So, before you throw away the empty peel of the banana you have just been munching on, use the inside of it to clean your leather shoes. it’s a Banana-reffic way to shine up them dull shoes!