In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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