In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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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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