A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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