Encyclopedia of Trivia

A drink used to be made by the Aztecs for the gods which had the ingredients of ground cocoa mixed in with spices and corn. About 40 coc...

The first publication of a bartender’s guide, which includes cocktail recipes, was made in America in 1862. On top of listing recipes for...

The word "cocktail" originated as a reference to a practice whereby prospective horse sellers in England would give old or droopy...

Thomas Edison developed in 1866 a device to electrocute cockroaches. Tea made of cockroaches was a common Creole medicine for treating te...

The first mention of the cocker spaniel dates back as far as 1368 in the British Isles . Later strains crossed with toy dog breeds to give ...

Cockfighting was popular in ancient times in China , India, Persia, and other Eastern countries and was introduced into Greece in the time ...

The cottage where Ulysses Grant finished his memoirs is now an historic monument and is kept how it was when he died. On his desk is a large...