Knights Templar Fact Twelve

There were 23 total Grand Masters of the Knights Templar spanning from Hughes de Paynes who served 1118-1136 to Jacques de Molay who served 1292-1314.


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Viking Fact Twelve

The Vikings had a very balanced diet. Their meat came from their domesticated livestock such as cattle, pigs and sheep and from the animals they hunted like boar, deer and moose. Fish were plentiful as they had cod, haddock and herring. They grew their own vegetables including onions, peas and cabbage and foraged for hazelnuts, raspberries and strawberries. They ate mainly barley bread. When they weren't drinking wine and mead their drinking horns flowed with milk and buttermilk.


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American Civil War Fact Twelve

Three future U.S. presidents fought with the Union army in the Civil War: Ulysses S Grant, Rutherford B Hayes and William McKinley.


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Ancient Egypt Fact Twelve

The ancient Egyptian alphabet contained over 700 hieroglyphics. There were three types of hieroglyphs: one could be a picture representing a single word which would be an ideogram, another could represent a sound which would be a phonogram and the third were actual alphabet characters or logographs. They wrote both right to left and left to right and sometimes top to bottom.


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Pirate Fact Twelve

The sword of choice by pirates was the rapier from about 1550 to 1650. Yet having a length of 40 inches\101 cm or longer tended to be a hinderance in close quarters fighting. The transition to the cutlass or hanger started in the early 1600's as the swords were often around the 25 inches\64 cm in length.

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St Linus Second Pope

Saint Linus was the second Bishop of Rome and the Second Pope as he succeeded Saint Peter in 67. While his exact date of birth is unknown, Linus was a native of Tuscany. One decree attributed to him was that women should keep their heads covered in church. He died on September 23, 76 and was buried next to Saint Peter at the Vatican. September 23 is also the date his Feast day is celebrated.

Ancient Seven Wonders of the World Fact Eleven

It is estimated that the greenery at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon required about 300 tonnes or 92,350 gallons of water per day.


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