The first newspaper was printed on silk.

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- A history of newspapers
- All about silk

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Four-leaf clovers are created by the same mutation that causes conjoined twins.

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- History of conjoined twins

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In Vietnam, it is illegal to own more than one home.

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- CIA World Factbook: Vietnam

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Homosexuality is more prevalent in the Eskimo culture than in any other culture in the world.

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- Homosexuality

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Wilbur Wright was born with a full set of teeth.

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- Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
- Medical Encyclopedia: Natal teeth

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Frankincense enemas were commonly used to treat leprosy in ancient times.

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- Boswellia Thurifera
- World Health Organization leprosy fact sheet

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One of the Dead Sea scrolls describes Moses as a pedophile.

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- West Semetic Research Project

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Ear wax and orange peel contain equal amounts of Vitamin C.

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- Medinfo: Ear wax

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The word "Taiwanese" means "suckled by goats."

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- CIA World Factbook: Taiwan

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Marie Curie had a pet tiger named X-ray.

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- The Biography of Marie Curie

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"American" cheese was invented by a chemist in the German military.

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- American Dairy Science Association

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A toothpaste used throughout ancient China contained a liberal quantity of explosive black powder.

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- Ancient China: History for Kids

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Between 1902 and 1912, agricultural/peanut pioneer George Washington Carver led three expeditions into British Columbia in search of Bigfoot.

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- The legacy of George Washington Carver

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Grizzly bears have remarkably stretchy bladders - they can go for up to three weeks without urinating.

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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Association: Grizzly bears
- Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee

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Much of American Sign Language was invented by a one-armed man.

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- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders

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American explorers Lewis and Clark ate at least nine bald eagles during their expedition to the Pacific coast.

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Famed canine actor Rin Tin Tin was circumcised.

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- rintintin.com

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When concentrated, pine tree sap is more toxic than arsenic.

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- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

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During mating season, the testicles of some fruit bats become so swollen that flight becomes impossible.

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- Organization for Bat Conservation

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President William Howard Taft was the inspiration for Popeye's nemesis, Brutus.

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- Biography of William Howard Taft

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Before writing the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Arthur Conan Doyle drove a hansom cab.

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- Official Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate

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Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes was afraid of the dark.

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- The real Dracula

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The custom of a captain 'going down with his ship' originated with Phoenician sailors.

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The silver star badge made popular by lawmen of the Old West was originally worn by disgraced samurai warriors.

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- Japan Guide

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High blood pressure is the most common cause of death among Amish men.

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- Overview of the Amish

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Prince Albert is believed to have been a hermaphrodite.

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- Biography of Prince Albert
- Medical Encyclopedia: Intersex Disorders

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The tooth fairy originated as a Druid custom. The Druid fairy left chunks of calf liver in exchange for teeth.

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- Druid Network

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Martin Luther King Jr. lip-synched most of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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- Nobel Prize/biography
- The King Center

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Julius Caesar had twelve toes.

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- Historical background of Julius Caesar

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The ancient Greeks invented synchronized swimming.

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- Ancient Greece

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Laurel and Hardy were almost killed by a falling stage light on the set of their first film.

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- Official website

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