The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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