The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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The dildo was invented at least 22,000 years before the wheel.
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