The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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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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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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In 1846, a 14 year old French peasant girl named Angelique Cottin was found to possess extraordinary electrical power. With a gentle touch she could knock over heavy pieces of furniture and even shock people near her.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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