Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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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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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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