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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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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