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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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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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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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