The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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