The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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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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