The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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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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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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