There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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