5 Facts of Randomness
Some Orthodox Jews refuse to speak Hebrew, believing it to be a language reserved only for the prophets.
A South African monkey was once awarded a medal and promoted to the rank of corporal during World War I.
Sliced bread was patented by a jeweller, Otto Rohwedder, in 1928. He had been working on it for 16 years, having started in 1912.
An American aircraft in Vietnam shot itself down with one of its own missiles.
Iceland is the world's oldest functioning democracy.