Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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