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1. When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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2. The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
3. In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
4. The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.- 5. The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
- 6. Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
7. The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.- 8. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
- 9. The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
- 10. Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
- 11. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
- 12. The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
- 13. Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
- 14. Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
- 15. Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
- 16. To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
- 17. There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
- 18. The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
- 19. The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
- 20. The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
- 21. The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
- 22. The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
- 23. The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
- 24. The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
- 25. The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
- 26. The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
- 27. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
- 28. The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
- 29. The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
30. The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
31. The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
32. The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
33. The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
34. The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
35. The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
36. The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
37. Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
38. Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.- 39. Only eight men were killed in the battle of Lexington!
40. No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
