Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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