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    Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Mincome
    Mincome
    An experimental program in Canada in the 1970s gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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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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