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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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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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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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