Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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