Mother’s Day was actually a revival of an ancient Greek practice. The ancient Greeks dedicated their annual spring festival to Rhea, the wife of Cronus and mother of various deities.

Early Christians celebrated the festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honor of the Virgin Mary. In England, an ecclesiastical order decreed the dedication as Mothering Sunday.

The event was not celebrated nationally in the United States until Julia Ward Howe suggested Mother’s Day in 1872.

The first account of serving ground meat patties on buns took place in 1904 at the St. Louis World Fair.

In 1834, Charles Babbage (1792-1871) designed the Analytical Engine, the precursor of the computer.

He was unable to obtain funding for it from the government, who thought it would be worthless.

Camels are called “ships of the desert” because of the way they move, not because of their transport capabilities.

Camels sway from side to side because they move both legs on one side at the same time, elevating that side.

This is called pacing, a ship-like motion which can make the rider feel sick.