Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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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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