A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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