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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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Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Pizza Hut opening than to the building of the Great Pyramids.
Cleopatra lived around 30 BC, while the Great Pyramids were built around 2560 BC. The first Pizza Hut...
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Ancient Romans had a god of doorhinges.
The goddess Cardea was specifically responsible for protecting door hinges and thresholds. She had her own festival day...
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Ancient Romans had fast-food restaurants called ‘thermopolia.’
These establishments served ready-to-eat food from large clay pots embedded in stone counters. They were primarily used by...