The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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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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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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