A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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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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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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