There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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