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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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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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