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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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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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