Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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