Streets in Venice have different names from in the rest of Italy, because Venice wasn’t a part of Italy for most of its history.
Venice has an unusual system of house numbers. It is a fairly recent addition to Venice, and it has something to do with taxes.
Marin Falier was a doge of Venice, but he was beheaded on April 17th, 1355, for having orchestrated a coup against the state he led
A bridge at San Canciano is called the “bridge of the hung and quartered”. Nearby hangs some hooks on the wall, but nobody knows what they were for.