France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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