London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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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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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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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 flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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