"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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