There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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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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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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