If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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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 ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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