London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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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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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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