There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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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 Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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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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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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