The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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