Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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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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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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