Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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