Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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