Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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