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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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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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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    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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