In 1834, Dr. John Cooke Bennet added tomatoes to ketchup and claimed his recipe could cure diarrhea, indigestion, jaundice, and rheumatism.

Well, it did neutralize the electrical potential between the earth and sky for a moment.

Over a 24 year career, he amassed a fortune worth 35,863,120 sesterces (an ancient Roman coin), or roughly $15 billion in today's dollars.

In 1494, Michelangelo was commissioned by the ruler of Florence to sculpt a snowman in yard of their mansion.

The 1904 Olympic marathon is widely remembered as the worst marathon in history.

Duelling was a sport at the 1906 Olympics and 1908 Olympics.

The 'Titanic' Officer who Saved Soldiers from the Shores of Dunkirk.

In those days winners were given prizes, in Abbott’s case, a porcelain bowl.

The other tea-related phrase was 'to bitch' — which simply means to make tea.

Adjusted for inflation, he is also among the richest Americans ever.

Ancient birth control methods that had to be unpleasant!

It profoundly shaped world history in the ensuing centuries.