The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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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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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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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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