If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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