The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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