Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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