Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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