The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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