Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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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 first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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