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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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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