15th 16th facts
While investigating facts about 15th 16th, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The "L" in "could" was added intentionally in the 15th or 16th century solely to match the spellings of "would" and "should."
The Aztec Triple Alliance (which ruled modern-day central Mexico in the 15th and early 16th centuries) is widely credited as being the first nation to make education mandatory for all children.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 11 of the best facts about 15th 16th I managed to collect.
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Parsnip was used as a sweetener in Europe (usually for the preparation of jams and cakes) before industrial sugar became available. It was also used for the preparation of some types of bread during the 15th and 16th century.
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Name of the plant originates from 15th and 16th century when Spanish missionaries identified similarities in the shape, arrangement and number of individual floral parts with crucifixion of Christ (also known as "the passion").
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The Chinese water torture, a process in which water is slowly dripped onto a person's forehead, allegedly driving the restrained victim insane. This form of torture was first described under a different name by Hippolytus de Marsiliis in Italy in the 15th or 16th century.
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Queen Elizabeth II holds the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th and 20th places on the list of the world's current longest reigning monarchs
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Boxwood miniatures, prayer aids, detailed sculptures 15cm in diameter, from the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Roger Bowen and McLean Stevenson, the actors who portrayed Lt. Col. Henry Blake in the M*A*S*H film and TV series, respectively, died a single day apart in February of 1996 (16th versus 15th).
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The word Mango is derived from the Malayalam word Maanga through the spice trade with India during the 15th and 16th Centuries.
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Because Elizabeth II is the Queen of 16 independent and legally distinct monarchies she is the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st and 22nd longest currently reigning monarch in the world
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The christmas tree, we have in our living room, was developed in Germany - with predecessors that can be traced to the 16th and possibly 15th century
