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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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