The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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