In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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