In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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