There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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