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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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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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