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 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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