There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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