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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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