Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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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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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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