This photo shows how Prince William was scarred by a ricochet bullet during training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

The largest reward offered by the French government was for the capture of the Scarlet Pimpernel – equivalent to $100m in today’s money.

A Vendor Licence is required to beg in Toronto. The licence costs $700.

Records at the US Patent Office show that over 60% of patents registered since 1998 are from women aged over 55 years.

In a typical glass of water trace amounts of uranium are high enough to trigger detectors in nuclear processing plants.

The commonest telephone number called in the USA during 2008 was for America’s Got Talent.

Since it was taken down, over 75% of the Berlin Wall has been sold on eBay.

Tony Blair was offered the role of Editor in Chief on the Washington Post upon his retirement from politics.

My Generation by The Who was one of the few songs from the west that the Russian authorities would let be played on the radio during the Cold War.

The central target in archery is officially called the Chicken Wing.