A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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 Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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