The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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