To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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