To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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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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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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