In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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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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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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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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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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