The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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