In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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