Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Chunosuke Matsuyama, a Japanese Seaman, sent a message in a bottle in 1784 that his ship had wrecked. It washed up in 1935 in the village where he was born.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class.
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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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