The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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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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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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