If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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