During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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