Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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