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 the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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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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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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