The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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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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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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