The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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