Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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