The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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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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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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