Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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