"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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