In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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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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