Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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