When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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