20 years ago, there were only 130 websites, Google wasn't around, and you had to pay for an email account through an ISP.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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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