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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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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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    Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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