In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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