Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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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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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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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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