The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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 Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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