Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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