Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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