Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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