Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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