In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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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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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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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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