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 University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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