
Originally, Beethoven wanted to dedicate his Symphony No. 3 to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Americans ingest 1.7 million tons of sugar (10.8 pounds per person) every year from Coca-Cola alone.

Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Leo DiCaprio were offered the part of Neo in “The Matrix” movie before Keanu Reeves.

Nevada was originally inhabited by the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes. The first permanent non-native settlement, built in 1851, belonged to a different group—the Mormons.

U.S. paper money is not paper at all: It’s 75 percent cotton and 25 percent linen. In Ben Franklin’s day, people repaired torn bills with a needle and thread.