The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 had only 241 athletes, all male, from 14 nations.

Beethoven continued to compose music after going almost completely deaf, including his Ninth Symphony.

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During his entire lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh is known to have sold only a single painting.

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Particles can exist in multiple states until observed.

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Roman gladiatorial games were often less lethal than popular culture suggests — gladiators were expensive to train.

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The Milgram obedience study examined responses to authority.

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The Dutch Golden Age saw major trade and artistic achievements.

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The Reformation reshaped religious life across Europe.

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Operation Northwoods was a proposed U.S. plan in the 1960s that was never carried out.

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