An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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In ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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