Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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