During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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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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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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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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