6 Things you did not know about Vikings:

1. The Backstreet Boys song I Want it that way is actually a reworking of the old Norse song I've got two horns on my helmet but my heart still longs for Aud
2. Vikings were all right-handed
3. The modern spatula was invented by Erik the Red.
4. Vikings acknowledged the existence of the letter Q but refused to use it.
5. The most famous current celebrity who descended from Vikings, the guy who played Al Borland on Home Improvement who now hosts Family Feud
6. The sails of Viking ships were rolled with rose pedals while in port to gift them a pleasant smell.