Encyclopedia of Trivia

In 1781, an encyclopedia mentioned an earlier practice of removing the liver, heart, and blood of a downed stag and mixing it with milk, c...

Until the 19th century the clergy dressed much as other men, wearing dark clothes with the white high stock of the country gentleman as nec...

Spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect dog's throats from wolves, coyotes , and ot...

DOG RECORDS The oldest known domesticated breed is the Saluki, a large, athletic hound thought to have emerged in 329 BC. "Beware...

The origin of the word dodo is unclear. Some say it is from the Dutch ‘dodoor’, meaning ‘sluggard’. Another theory is that it comes from ‘d...

The Dodge Brothers Company was created by brothers Horace and John Dodge in 1900. John (1864-1920) and Horace (1868-1920) Dodge began as ...

English comedian Ken Dodd was born on November 8, 1927 in Knotty Ash, Liverpool . He was the second of three children of a coal mercha...