Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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