In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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