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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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