Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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