The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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