Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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