An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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