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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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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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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