In 1956, the IBM 350 hard disk drive had 3.75 MB of storage, weighed over 2000 lbs, had to be moved around with forklifts, and was delivered via large cargo airplanes.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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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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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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