Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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