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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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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