26Catherine of Braganza
Tea was fashionable in Britain only after Charles II's Portuguese wife, Catherine of Braganza, popularized it. When she arrived in England she asked for a cup of tea but was given ale instead.
27. A funk band named Here Come the Mummies, consisting of 12 members, who are rumored to have several Grammy awards among the members, however, this is difficult to prove, as all the members wear full mummy costumes when performing.
28. A woman named Donna Alexander who opened an anger room in Dallas where people could destroy household items, was allegedly killed by her boyfriend due to assault.
29. Howie Mandel has a full head of hair but chooses to shave it because it makes him feel cleaner.
30. Electrum is the alloy of silver and gold, and humanity's first metal coins were made out of it.
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31Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was recruited as a spy for the KGB in 1941, code-named "Argo", but he never provided any valuable information and was abandoned by the Soviets by the end of the 1940s.
