-Scotland's animal is the Unicorn.
-The animal of Wales is the Dragon.
-Chicken outnumber people in Great Britain. That's why the movie 'Chicken Run' is well-known.
-The word 'fuck' originally meant 'Fornification Under the Consent of the King', which was used as a sign of the newlywedded royal couples outside their rooms during honeymoon.
-Long ago, fairytales are actually horribly gory in detail. They were not read to the kids until the gory parts (especially the death of the villain) were censored.
-The original 'Cinderella' is actually named 'Ella' but repeated abuse towards her made her sleep on the fireplace out of fatigue, eventually covering her in cinders (ashes), thus the name. It also doesn't have a fairy godmother in it, instead her dead mother appears and helps her. Adding to that, her feet is believed to be 4 and a half so one of her stepsisters cuts her heel and the other one her toes just to fit Cinderella's shoe on their foot. (Talk about the gory part.)
-The story 'Little Red Riding Hood' is actually a metaphorical story about losing virginity to a bad man.
-Ecuador is known as the 'Land of Bananas' because it is the major exporter of bananas.
-The term 'good night, sleep tight' came from the Middle Ages of Europe in which people tie their mattresses to their beds and tightening it in night before they sleep.
-Hitler had distant Jewish blood (mother's side). And he had Jewish friends and a Jewish girlfriend until he got screwed up in the brain and became a racist.
-The term 'Blue-blooded' was from the high-status children in the medieval times whose skins are bluish due to continual incest going on in the families of the nobility and of the royalty.
-All zodiac signs came from Greek myths.
-Potato scraps can be used for fuel. They can also be used for gravy. (Talk about recycles.)
-It was believed by many vocaloid fans that the song 'Daughter of Evil' is based on the French Revolution, and Rilliane Lucifen d'Autriche (Rin) is based on Marie Antoinette; the last Queen of France, who was believed to have started it due to plundering the money of the kingdom for her expensive entertainments. Furthermore, "d'Autriche" is French for 'of Austria', and Marie Antoinette was of Austrian royalty before becoming queen.
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Sources:
"Secrets of History and the World" (I forgot the author, sorry)
"Tourist & Travel Destinations" by Rogelio Angelo (This book is published in the Philippines)
(Wikipedia, VocaWiki and YouTube had also been my resources for these.)
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