A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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