During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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