The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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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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