In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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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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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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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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