The name Alonso ultimately originated with the Visigoths and essentially means “noble and ready.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower is the first U.S. president to receive a British knighthood, which was granted to him after his service during World War II.

While communism was not known for producing popular consumer goods, even among the citizens of their own nations, Vita Cola was one of the rare exceptions. Although the soda’s popularity took a major hit after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it remains the most popular beverage in parts of the region that was once East Germany.

Debtor’s prison sounds like a thing of the past, and while being in debt generally does not make you liable for criminal charges, Nevada is one of the few exceptions. They created a loophole when it comes to those with gambling debts to casinos. Making the punishment the same as writing bad checks.

While it is traditional for women to take their husband’s name upon marriage, this is not quite the case in Hispanic culture, where keeping one’s maiden name is more common than not.

In 1631, English Bible printers made a mistake in a reprint of the King James Bible, which became known as the “Wicked Bible.” There is no real difference between it and the standard King James Bible, except for a major typo in the Ten Commandments, where it reads, “Thou shalt commit adultery,” instead of forbidding it.

The given name Alison comes from an old French nickname for Alis, which is a form of the name Alice.