During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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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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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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