In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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