If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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