Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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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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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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