Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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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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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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