There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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