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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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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