The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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