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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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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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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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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