In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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