Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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