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The first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel was a 63-year-old schoolteacher.
Annie Edson Taylor made history on October 24, 1901, when she went over Niagara Falls in a custom-made barrel. She survived the stunt but emerged bloodied and concussed. Despite her hopes of fame and fortune, she died in poverty 20 years later, having earned little from her death-defying feat.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza had a modern-day equivalent price tag of $1.2 billion.
Ancient records show that building the Great Pyramid required approximately 4 million stone blocks and took 20 years....
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Medieval Europe had professional hermits.
Wealthy estate owners would hire ornamental hermits to live in their gardens and dispense wisdom to visitors. These...
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Ancient Greeks had an Olympic event for trumpeting.
The ancient Olympics included a competition for trumpet players, testing both volume and clarity. The winner in 396...