The Aztecs were the first to serve chocolate as a drink. They also mixed it with hot chili pepper to make it really 'hot'.
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Paul McCartney dreamed the melody of "Yesterday" one night and immediately wrote the music the next morning. He then looked around for a month to make sure that he didn't subconsciously plagiarize it from somebody else.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class.
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The offspring of two sets of identical twins are legally cousins but genetically siblings.
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In 1992, 29,000 rubber ducks washed off a ship. They were found thousands of miles away 8 years later.
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