A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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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 range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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