The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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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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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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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 first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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