There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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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 Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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