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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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