Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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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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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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