In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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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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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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