The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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