In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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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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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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