There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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