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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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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 Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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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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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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