Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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