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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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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