Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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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 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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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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