The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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