History Facts

On the 22nd February 1922, the date read 2/22/22 and was the date, Ulysses, by James Joyce was written in Paris.

On November 22nd, 1963, John F Kennedy was assassinated. JFK was the 35th president and, at the age of 46, was wounded.

One form of Beijing is referred to as a "sleeve" because it was bred to fit into the robes of a Chinese empress, which was how it was always worn around.

Almost five million dogs bite a year; children are the primary casualties. Dog bites cause damages of more than $1 billion a year.

The Beagle rose to fame in the 1300s and 1400s during the days of King Henry VII of England. Elizabeth I loved Pocket Beagles, who was just 9" tall.

A missing Dachshund was found swallowed whole in the gut of a giant catfish in Berlin in July 2003.

Countess Karlotta Libenstein of Germany left over $106 million to her Alsatian, Gunther III, when she died in 1992.

The oldest dog on record was an Australian cattle dog called Bluey, who lived for 29 years and 5 months. It's more than 160 years old in human years.

Dogs have been associated with humans for over 14,000 years. Cats have been living with humans for only 7,000 years.

Scholars speculated over the philosophical interpretation of Dorothy's pooch, Toto, in the Wizard of Oz. One theory postulates that Toto represents Anubis, the dog-headed Egyptian god of death, since Toto repeatedly prevents Dorothy from returning home safely.