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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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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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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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