Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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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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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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