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Ancient Romans used bread as napkins during feasts.
During elaborate Roman feasts, diners would clean their hands on pieces of bread called 'mappa.' These bread napkins would then be thrown to dogs waiting under the tables. This practice was considered normal at high-class dinner parties and was mentioned in several Roman texts.
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The first recorded use of OMG was in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill.
Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher wrote to Winston Churchill in 1917, using 'OMG' as an abbreviation for 'Oh My...
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Vikings used cod as currency.
Dried cod was so valuable in medieval Norway that it was used as a form of currency. The...
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The first recorded occurrence of biological warfare used honey.
In 401 BC, Persian soldiers left poisonous honey for their enemies to find. The honey was made from...