The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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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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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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