In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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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 first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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