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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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 first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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