1: "Did you know Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid?"
2: "In the 1800s, people used radioactive cosmetics believing they enhanced their beauty, oblivious to the health risks they posed."
3: "During World War II, a Canadian inventor created a secret project – pigeon-guided missiles. Thankfully, it never made it into action."
4: "Surprisingly, in the 18th century, the British Parliament seriously considered taxing beards as a symbol of luxury."
5: "The shortest war in history lasted merely 38-45 minutes! It was fought between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896."
6: "In ancient China, the punishment for high treason was to have your entire family executed for your crime."
7: "In the 19th century, people used to wear live canaries in small cages as accessories to detect toxic gases in mines."
8: "Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's burial mask was discovered to have different-colored eyes, indicating ancient craftsmanship errors."
9: "During the Middle Ages, people believed that sneezing expelled evil spirits, hence the phrase 'bless you' following a sneeze."
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