The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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