Which American president kept a pet alligator in the White House bathroom?

Napoleon Bonaparte was famously attacked by which animal during a hunting trip in 1807?

The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 killed 21 people when a giant storage tank burst in which American city?

Which ancient Roman emperor famously made his horse a consul of Rome?

The War of Jenkins' Ear, which began in 1739, was triggered when a British sea captain displayed which unusual item to Parliament?

Pope Gregory IX in 1232 declared which animal to be associated with devil worship, leading to mass extermination across Europe?

Which country accidentally invaded itself in 1788 when its own troops mistook each other for enemies and fought a battle?

In 1518, the city of Strasbourg experienced a bizarre outbreak in which hundreds of people could not stop doing what for weeks on end?

The ancient Greeks reportedly used which unusual creature as a form of biological warfare by catapulting them at enemies?

In 1386, a pig was put on trial in France for which crime?

Which famous conqueror was so short that he had to use a special mounting block to get on his horse?

In 1962, three inmates famously escaped from which maximum-security prison using spoons and a vacuum cleaner motor?

King Charles II of Spain was so severely inbred that he had a jaw so large he could not properly do what?

In 1977, the entire country of Sweden shut down for several hours because of which unexpected reason?

Which American founding father invented a musical instrument called the glass armonica made from spinning glass bowls?

Ancient Roman gladiator sweat was bottled and sold as which type of product?

In 1945, a chicken named Mike survived being decapitated and lived for how long afterward?

The ancient Egyptians used crocodile dung mixed into a paste as what kind of product?

Which ancient civilization used lobster claws as toothbrushes?

The city of Portland, Oregon once had an extensive network of underground tunnels used to kidnap unsuspecting victims and press them into service as what?