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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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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