Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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