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Remarkable facts from ancient civilizations, wars, empires, and world-changing events.
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During the Looting of the Chinese Imperial Palace at the End of the Second Opium War, British Soldiers Took a Pekingese Dog to Gift to Queen Victoria. They Named It Looty.
January 3, 2023
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The Public Fountains in Paris Flow with Free, Clean, Sparkling Water. Residents Fill Bottles to Take Home Instead of Buying Bottled Water from Stores.
January 3, 2023
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The United States Entered World War II with Just Four Aircraft Carriers and Ended the War with Almost 100 of Different Classes and Types.
January 1, 2023
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In 2016, a Man Ate Ghost Pepper in an Eating Contest and Drank 6 Glasses of Water to Cool Off. He Vomited So Much That He Tore a Hole in His Esophagus and was Rushed to the Hospital.
December 31, 2022
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In the 800 Years Since Genghis Khan's Death, No One Has Ever Found His Tomb.
December 31, 2022
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Norway Sends the United Kingdom a Christmas Tree Every Year to Thank Them for Saving Their Country During the Second World War
December 31, 2022
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The Letter Grade "E" Existed Until the 1930s. It Was Removed to Avoid Parents from Interpreting the Grade as "Excellent"
December 30, 2022
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The Book "The Warriors," is Based on the Ancient Greek Text Anabasis, Which Xenophon Wrote. The Tex Told of Greek Mercenaries Stranded 1,000 Miles Behind Persian Lines.
December 30, 2022
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The Capstone of an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Found in 1900 was Made Out of Black Basalt and Weighed 4.5 Tonnes
December 30, 2022
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In 1845, the Yarmouth Suspension Bridge Collapse After a Large Crowd Gathered to Watch a Clown in a Bathtub Being Pulled Up the River by Four Geese. Seventy-Nine People Died
December 30, 2022
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There is a Secret Wing to the Museum in Naples. It Contains All the Erotic Art Found in Pompeii. The Doorway was Even Bricked Up at One Point. It was Only Fully Opened to the Public in 2000.
December 30, 2022
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In 1835, President Andrew Jackson Successfully Paid Off the United States Debt. The Only Time in History This Has Ever Been Accomplished.
December 30, 2022
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The Most Potent Naturally Occurring Hallucinogen? Meet Salvia Divinorum
December 26, 2022
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During the Prohibition, It was Illegal to Buy or Sell Alcohol. But, it was Not Illegal to Drink It. Wealthy People Bought Out Entire Liquor Stores Before the Law Passed to Ensure They Still Had Alcohol to Drink.
December 24, 2022
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During World War II, Hitler Ordered the British Town of Blackpool to be Spared from Bombing as He Intended It to be His Personal Holiday Resort After Germany Had Won the War.
December 22, 2022
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In the Middle Ages, Christian Priests Would Recite "Hoc Est Corpus" During Mass When Turning Bread into the Body of Christ. Since Nobody Understood Latin, the Chant was Garbled into "Hocus Pocus."
December 22, 2022
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For Almost 300 Years, 28 of the First 31 Consecutive Popes were Violently Murdered.
December 14, 2022
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The Civilian Public Service is a US Government Program That Provided Conscientious Objectors with an Alternative to Military Service During the Second World War.
December 13, 2022
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The Chernobyl Disaster Could Have Been Ten Times Worse and Could Have Affected Most of Europe if Three Volunteer Divers Did Not Drain a Pool to Prevent the Second Explosion.
December 13, 2022
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The Costa Rican Government Abolished Their Army in 1949. They Said That The Army Would Be Replaced by an Army of Teachers. Today, Costa Rica has Free Universal Public Education and a Literacy Rate of 97%.
December 13, 2022
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