There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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