Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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