There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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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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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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