The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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