- In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love.
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- When Saigon fell, the signal for all Americans to evacuate was Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" being played on the radio.
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- In 1943, Navy officer Grace Hopper found a glitch in her computer. After investigating, she discovered the system had a bug - a real one. Turns out a moth made its way into Hopper\'s computer. Though the word bug has meant fault or defect since as far back as the 1870\'s, Hopper's story is credited with making it the synonym of choice in the computer industry.
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- The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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- China is the world's oldest known continuous civilization.
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- In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet.
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- The Roman emperor Domitian took great pleasure in being secluded in his room for hours and catching flies and stabbing them with pens.
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- Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. Four hundred camels carried the 117,000 volumes.
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- In the marriage ceremony of the Ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other.
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- During the last 3,500 years, it is estimated that the world has had a grand total of 230 years in which no wars took place.
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- Charles Dickens always slept facing north, in an effort to battle insomnia – when he travelled, he would carry a compass with him and move his bed around so it was correctly aligned. He also liked to face north while writing, believing it aided his creativity.
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- The movie Exorcism of Emily Rose was based on an actual exorcism preformed in the 70's on a young lady named Anna Michel.
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- In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from.
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- The Nobel prize was first awarded in 1901.
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- During the 16th century, newly married couples in France had to stand naked outdoors while the groom kissed the bride's left foot and big toe as part of traditional customs.
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- During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water.
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- In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg.
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- In the Great Fire of London in 1666, only six people were killed.
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- Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly prized.
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- The first museum in Moscow that was set up in 1791 was the Natural History Laboratory at Moscow University. This later was changed to the Zoological Museum.
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- The Mongol emperor Genghis Khan's original name was Temujin.
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- The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross.
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- The oldest working Post Office in the world is located in the village of Sanquer, located in the Scottish Lowlands. It has been operating since 1712.
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