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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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