There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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