The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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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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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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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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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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