"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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