If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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