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Knocker-Up

Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.

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Voltaire's Last Words

When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."

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1054 AD Supernova

In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.

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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.

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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.

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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.

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Roman Farting Edict

After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.

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Most Children

The most children birthed by ONE mother was 69 children over 27 pregnancies: 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. This was in Russia, in the 1700s.

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