Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
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