When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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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 first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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