Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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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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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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