Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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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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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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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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