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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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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