The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
107
At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
67
Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
14
Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
74
The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
14
There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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