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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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