Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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