Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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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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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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