The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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