The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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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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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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