The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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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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Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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