Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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