Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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