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The first documented use of toilet paper was in 6th century China.
In 589 AD, a Chinese scholar wrote about the use of paper for hygiene purposes, noting that he wouldn't dare use paper with text from the classics for this purpose. By the 14th century, the Chinese were manufacturing toilet paper specifically for this use.
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The first recorded game of cricket was played in 1550 as a court case.
The earliest documented evidence of cricket comes from a court case in Surrey, England, where a man testified...
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Napoleon was once attacked by thousands of rabbits.
In 1807, Napoleon arranged a rabbit hunt to entertain his guests. His chief of staff collected thousands of...
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The Great Pyramid of Giza had a modern-day equivalent price tag of $1.2 billion.
Ancient records show that building the Great Pyramid required approximately 4 million stone blocks and took 20 years....