Megaloceros giganteus, or 'Irish Elk' lived in Eurasia from Middle Pleistocene to Middle Holocene and could reach a shoulder height of over 2 meters. The antlers measured up to 3.6 meters from tip to tip.
An image taken from the ISS of New York City during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, one of the astronauts on board reported that as he zoomed in on it with his camera, he saw a gray blob envelop Southern Manhattan, that was the South Tower collapsing.
After France’s opposition to the invasion of Iraq, Congress officially renamed "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries" and "French Toast" to "Freedom Toast" in their cafeterias. Some Americans also proudly dumped French wine and bottled water as politicians were calling for a boycott