A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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