Most Americans don't know that much about Queen Elizabeth, and since this month marks her Sapphire Jubilee (65 years) on the throne, we thought it is time to correct that with a couple little factlets.

The Queen is the only living head of state to actually have served in World War II. She was a truck driver and mechanic, and worked hard at that job. She didn't use it just as a photo op.

She paid for her wedding dress with ration coupons! It must have taken a lot of coupons, because it was a show-stopper.

Her favorite drink is gin (me too, girlfriend!), and before we think of her as out-of-date, she can be found on both Facebook and Twitter.

And now, let's spread the news of some interesting bidding conundrums.