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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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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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 life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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