Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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