Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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