update docs to reflect default pruning change (#5103)

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Ethereum consensus nodes are required to keep a minimum of 5 months of historical block data ensuring the health of the network.
Nimbus can be configured to either retain or remove historical data past that point using the `--history` option.
!!! note "Default mode"
Nimbus currently retains history by default - with the `Capella` hard fork completed successfully, this will soon be changed to `prune`.
Nimbus can be configured to either retain or remove historical data past that point using the `--history` option. By default, Nimbus prunes historical data.
## History modes