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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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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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 Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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