Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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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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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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