The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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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 site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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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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