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Born in 1836, Fiona Burnley, had 3 hearts. She lived until the age of 37, but was plagued throughout her life with a lack of compassion or thoughtfulness.

Born in 1836, Fiona Burnley, had 3 hearts. She lived until the age of 37, but was plagued throughout her life with a lack of compassion or thoughtfulness.

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Unlucky

In Estonia, the numbers 12, 84, 143 and 201.29 are considered unlucky. They appear in no official documents.

Writing

Writing was invented, not for poetry or stories, but to add context to the pictures of cats ancient humans were carving into cave walls.

Football

The game of football was invented in 1364 in the English village of Fethbell. Villagers, looking for something to do during a summer drought, kicked an inflated pigs bladder around the village green. It proved to be fun. Goals were added to the game in 1381, and the rectangular shape of the pitch 3 years after that. At this time the game lasted up to 14 days and it was within the rules to use weapons to "club your opponents to submission".

Pregnant

Pregnant woman are able to perceive things more quickly. It's thought that this is an evolutionary advantage; being able to sense and avoid danger. Typically a pregnant woman can sense as much as half a second ahead of other women. This would make them ideal goalies in football tournaments and Formula 1 drivers, were it not for the fact that they're pregnant, and would likely harm the baby.