In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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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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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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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
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