The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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