Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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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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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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