Five Freedom Fun Facts May 23

The surface area of the five Great Lakes combined is roughly the same size as the entire United Kingdom.

The best way to avoid going bald is . . . castration. As long as you do it before you go bald.

In the 1700s and 1800s, squirrels were popular pets.

The modern iteration of Sudoku was only invented in 1979.  It was called “Number Place,” and was invented by an American architect named Howard Garns.

The reason we know it as Sudoku is because it became a mainstream sensation in Japan first .