More surprising facts

• The first major national women's suffrage parade was held the day before a presidential inauguration to maximize media attention.
• Bayard Rustin, the chief organizer of the March on Washington, was a pacifist who was once jailed for refusing to fight in a war.
• In a game involving two dice, the probability of winning depends on which number is the highest, not just which numbers you have.
• Some languages have no word for art because they historically viewed creative works as religious tools rather than museum pieces.