There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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