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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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