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• A crate motor is an aftermarket engine.

• Coca-Cola was first sold in bottles in 1894.

• Some of the oldest Coke memorabilia has sold for over $20,000.

• Coca-Cola has produced over 375 billion gallons of soda.
 

• 1060 steel is one of the toughest metals available.

• (About furniture leg designs) `Claw and Ball` designs date back to the Victorian era (1837 - 1901).

• Black powder was invented by the Chinese 2000 years ago.

• In feudal Japan, blades were tested on the bodies of convicted criminals.

• Lying is believed to trigger involuntary physical responses.

• Until the 1980s, it was common to take a polygraph test in a job interview.
 

• Prohibition lasted 14 years: 1920 to 1933.

• Moonshine is also referred to as hooch, white lightening, and mountain dew.

• AMI introduced the first multi-record jukebox in 1927.

• (About vintage AMI jukeboxe) Some models are now valued at over $100,000.

• Made in the early 1980s, the DAD-1000 is a 1st generation CD player.

• When Prohibition ended, FDR declared, "What America needs now is a drink."

• Speakeasy gets its name because one had to whisper a code to be allowed in.

• Moonshine gained its name by being smuggled by the light of the moon.

• Willie Mays is considered the best all-around baseball player who ever lived.
 

• Biological warfare is the deliberate spread of disease-causing viruses and bacteria.

• The crossbow`s bloody reign began in 5th century China and peaked in the middle ages.

• A 10 gauge barrel fits a lead ball that weighs 1/10th of a pound.

• Men riding "shotgun" on Wild West stagecoaches carried 10 gauge shotguns.

• The most valuable staghorn comes from the antlers of Sambar male deer.

• Many arcade game makers ceased production in 1942 to make weapons for WWII.