The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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