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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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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