Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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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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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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