Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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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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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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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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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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