Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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 oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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