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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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