The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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