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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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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