Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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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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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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