[Monarch fact 1] During her 67-year reign, Queen Victoria survived at least 7 assassination attempts. One attempt was by an 18-year-old hunchbacked dwarf, who was later caught when police rounded up every hunchback and dwarf in London.
[Monarch fact 2] Henry III received a polar bear as a gift from King Haakon of Norway in 1252. The bear lived at the Tower of London and was given a long leash so it could swim in the river Thames and catch fish.
[Monarch fact 3] Due to inbreeding amongst the Ptolemies, Cleopatra had only two pairs of great-grandparents. One of those pairs was the son and daughter of the other.
[Monarch fact 4] The British king or queen has two birthdays: their real birth date and one assigned to them during the summer, to ensure better weather for the parade.
[Monarch fact 5] Alexander the Great once organized an Olympic Games to honor a dead religious leader in India. However, since the Indians weren't familiar with Greek sport, he opted for a wine-drinking contest instead. 41 contestants died and the winner lived for just four days after his victory.
[Monarch fact 6] A Roman merchant who sold fake jewels was sentenced to face a lion in the arena. When the gate finally opened, a chicken walked out. Emperor Gallienus proclaimed “He practiced deceit and then had it practiced on him.”
[Monarch fact 7] In 1191, King Richard I used chains made of silver to imprison the ruler of Cyprus because he had promised not to place him in irons.
[Monarch fact 8] In 1123, the people of Greenland asked King Sigurd of Norway to send them a bishop along with a polar bear as a gift to accompany their request.
[Monarch fact 9] King George V of England had a dragon tattoo on his arm.
[Monarch fact 10] After Queen's success with Bohemian Rhapsody, sacks of fan mail poured in from behind the Iron Curtain, addressed to "Queen, London". It was mistakenly delivered to Buckingham Palace.
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