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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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    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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