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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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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