The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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