Late 1700 facts

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Republicans are called the right, and Democrats are called the left, because of seating arrangements of various legislative parties in France in the late 1700’s. Supporters of the king sat on the right of the Speaker, and supporters of the revolution on the left.

Andrew Carnegie, starting in the late 1800s, funded the construction of almost 1700 public libraries across the country, and over 800 abroad, for any town that would agree to set aside the land, and 10% of the construction cost annually to maintain it.

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1. The “British accent” was created in the late 1700’s by Brits who became wealthy and wanted to separate themselves from their poorer upbringing, it then spread across the country. The “American accent” is actually truer to how English was originally spoken.

2. Lt. Colonel James Kirkpatrick, a British East India Company soldier who fell in love with a Muslim-Indian Princess in the late 1700's, converted to Islam, and became a double agent for the Hyderabadi Nizam Court.

3. The first known serial killers in the United States were Micajah "Big" Harpe and Wiley "Little" Harpe. They were murderous outlaws who operating in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi in the late 1700's. Known to have killed settlers, farmers, slaves, and their own children.

4. Until the late 1700's, doctors believed that cavities and tooth pain were caused by worms. Until the 1940's, diseased teeth were removed as they were thought to be the source of all disease. It was at that point that root canal treatment became part of standard dentistry

5. The tune for the 'Star Spangled Banner' was taken from the song 'The Anacreontic Song', a popular drinking song in the late 1700's

6. Native American slaves were replaced by African slaves as Natives died out due to European diseases. From 1670 to 1717 more Natives were exported than Africans were imported. By late 1700 Native women began to marry Africans, producing children whose native identities were obscured through time.

7. Blowing Smoke Up Your Ass" Used to Be Literal , Doctors in the late 1700's would use smoke enemas for various medical ailments, and even to revive drowning victims.

8. Australia's first police force in the late 1700's was composed of the best-behaved convicts.While there are no official crime statistics available, letters and notes written at the time mention a strong decline in high crime rates.

9. Tarot Cards were types of playing cards for several hundred years before being adopted by occultists for divination in the late 1700's.