When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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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 first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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