Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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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