To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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