In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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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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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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