Encyclopedia of Trivia

Richard Strauss was born in Munich, Germany , on June 11, 1864. He is not related to the Austrian Johann Strauss family , famous for their...

Johann Strauss the Younger (also known as Johann Strauss II) was born in Vienna, Austria , on October 25, 1825. He was the eldest son of Jo...

Antonio Stradivari was born in Cremona, Italy in 1644. The violin-making tradition was already more than 100 years old when he was born. ...

EARLY LIFE  She was born Harriet Elisabeth Beecher in Litchfield, Connecticut , on June 14, 1811. Harriet was the seventh child of an ...

A stove is an enclosed space in which fuel is burned to provide heating. Types of stove include the kitchen stove which is an appliance...

Storks are a family of large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. There are 19 different species of stork, in si...

HUMAN STOMACH  A human 's stomach is an internal organ between the esophagus and the small intestines, whose purpose is to hold food...