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The first documented April Fools’ prank was about washing lions.
In 1698, several Londoners were tricked into going to the Tower of London to see the 'washing of the lions' - an annual ceremony that didn't exist. The prank was so successful that it was repeated for several centuries, becoming one of the longest-running April Fools' jokes in history.
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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...