Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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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 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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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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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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