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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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