In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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