The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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