The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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