A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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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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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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