Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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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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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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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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