Encyclopedia of Trivia

The lute is a pear-shaped stringed instrument of ancient Arabian origin. It is descended from the Persian and Arabian Oud, The instrument w...

The first operation to remove a lung was performed at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis on April 5, 1933. Chief of surgery Evarts A. Graham, MD,...

People used to travel with big, heavy bags that had no wheels or collapsible handles. They had to "lug" these bags around from p...

LSD  is the shorter name for a drug called Lysergic acid diethylamide, which causes people who take it to witness illusions. It is often re...

The Louvre emerged as a medieval fortress built by Philip II of France in the 14th century located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris...

HISTORY When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France in 1682, he name...

 EARLY LIFE Louis XVI of France was born Louis-Auguste in the Palace of Versailles on August 23, 1754. Out of seven children, he was th...