The caldera of Toba supervolcano (74,000 years ago) may have reduced global human population to as few as 10,000.

Ancient Rome built extensive road networks.

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Gymnastics has been part of the modern Olympics since 1896.

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The Industrial Revolution began in Britain.

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In 1809, two countries declared war and then forgot to sign a peace treaty for years.

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The Cretaceous period ended with a mass extinction event.

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COINTELPRO was an FBI program aimed at monitoring and disrupting political organizations.

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In 1962, a U.S. submarine nearly launched a nuclear torpedo during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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In 2003, a city in Belgium experienced a massive potato-based protest over french fries.

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