A New York dairy farmer sent President Andrew Jackson a 1,400 pound block of cheddar as a gift. It was left in a hallway of the White House to age for two years. After aging to perfection, the public was allowed to come to the White House to eat it. It was finished in two hours!

One of my favorite minor historical figures is Tycho Brahe, the famed Denmark Astrologer – who was one rough partying dude. When he was a student he got drunk at professors house and ended up in an argument with his third cousin over who was a better mathematician. Naturally, they decided to settle it by solving a math proof. jk they decided to duel in the dark and Tycho got his nose cut off and had to wear a gold prosthetic nose for the rest of his life (1/x)

During the Black Plague, people tried to stand near the rivers where human waste flowed to breathe in the air as protection. The reason being: people who cleaned the waste off the streets were less likely to get infected.

What they didn’t realize was the waste had nothing to do with it — the cleaners simply took more showers than your average person. 

Renowned singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole was 

 to host a TV show: NBC’s The Nat King Cole Show in 1956

Had to relook this one up to make sure I didn't imagine it but... 

In 1386, a pig was executed in France. In the Middle Ages, a pig attacked a child who went to die later from their wounds. The pig was arrested, kept in prison, and then sent to court where it stood trial for murder, was found guilty and then executed by hanging!

Greek philosopher Chrysippus died of laughter while watching a donkey eat figs. I need America's Funniest Home Videos to find footage of a donkey eating figs so I can see what all the fuss is about, but I also worry that footage will become a new version of The Ring. 

Mine is: From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games held competitions in the fine arts. Medals were given for literature, architecture, sculpture, painting, and music. The art created was required to be Olympic-themed, which I find... odd, but I think we should bring this back. Masked Singer in the Olympics, please!

What's your favorite historical fact?