Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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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 Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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