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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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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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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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