There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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