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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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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