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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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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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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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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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    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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