In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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