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 Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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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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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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