The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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 the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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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 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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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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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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