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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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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