The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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