If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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