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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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    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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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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