Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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