The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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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 the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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