The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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