Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class.
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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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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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