The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!
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Author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A-level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
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Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!
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The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
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McDonald's did away with its spoon-shaped coffee stirrers because people were using them as cocaine spoons.
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