Tsar Nicholas II and His Family Were Murdered in 1918

http://www.suite101.com/content/the-romanovs-the-romanov-family-murders-a273326

I had always thought it was much earlier in history.

*Learned while listening to Anastasia on CD with the girls.

Tilting At Windmills Means Attacking Imaginary Enemies or Fighting Futile Battles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilting_at_windmills

*Looked up on Wikipedia after hearing the phrase on KGO.

The Odds of Drawing a Bingo Out of the Bag to Start a Game of Scrabble are 12.63%

That means you have a 1 in 8 chance of playing a double word scoring bingo when you get the first turn!

*Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis

U.S. Schools Account For 54% Of Total Flavored Milk Sales

8 oz of flavored milk has 7 teaspoons of sugar.  

8 oz. of soda has 8 teaspoons of sugar.  

NATURAL WHITE MILK HAS ONLY 3 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR PER 8 OZ!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/jfr-beta/toolkit/tool_kit-milk.pdf

Teddy Roosevelt Was Applauded For 50 Minutes At The Republican Convention Which Nominated Taft

Some wanted the outgoing president to run for a 3rd term, but he had promised not to.  Taft was applauded for only 25 minutes.

The Democrats made sure to give William Jennings Bryan as much applause as Roosevelt got at their convention.

Pensacola Is The Home Of The Blue Angels

http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/

*Learned while listening to Piper Reed Navy Brat on CD with the girls.
http://www.kimberlywillisholt.com/piperreed.html

Bill Gates Is The Only Private Person To Own One Of Leonardo da Vinci's Notebooks

The Codex Leicester was purchased in 1995 for 30 million dollars.  Its contents detail Leonardo's ideas about water and its movement, including an illustration of what looks like a toilet.

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/codex/


*From Leonardo da Vinci by Kathleen Krull