India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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