The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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