The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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