• The first known recipe for gingerbread is believed to have originated in Greece in 2400 BC.
• The earliest versions of gingerbread were simple mixtures of honey, ginger and bread crumbs.
• Queen Elizabeth I gets credit for creating the first gingerbread men. She had the cookies made to resemble guests visiting her court.
• English colonists brought gingerbread to the New World.
• Gingerbread houses originated during the 16th century in Germany.

Sources: PBS, History.com