Likely facts

The Greek explorer Pytheas was the first to encounter the northern Arctic icecaps, the Germanic tribes, the Midnight Sun and visited Great Britain in 325 B.C. He was also the first person to postulate that the tides were caused by the moon.

There was 1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg where people reported a great space battle over Germany in the middle ages. There was even a crash landing reported outside the town.

Dolphins give each other names and will answer to it even when called by dolphins they don't know.

Carrie Fisher wore no underwear in Star Wars because George Lucas convinced her "there is no underwear in outer space".

The Wright Brothers achieved flight in a plane that cost roughly $1,000 to build. In the race to fly, they beat Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian, who failed to achieve a successful flight, despite having $50,000 of government funding put toward his attempts.

The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, stood for a mere 50 years before it was destroyed by an earthquake. Its ruins stood and attracted visitors for way longer than the original statue (reportedly hundreds of years) before it was finally recycled for scrap metal.