In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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