In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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