When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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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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