The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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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 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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