The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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