"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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