It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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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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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
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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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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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