In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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