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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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