Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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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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