The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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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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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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