Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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