Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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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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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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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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