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Most people think that carrots are orange but carrots were originally purple or white and were used as food as early as the 10th century in the Persian empire according to Healthline. The orange carrots we eat today were a genetic mutation. You can buy different colored carrots in markets today...

Umbrellas were once only used by women While umbrellas are used and appreciated by pretty much everyone living in rainy places, for centuries they were seen as something only to be used by women—associated with the fashionable parasols women would carry during nicer days to keep the sun from...

The world's most successful pìrâ†é was a woman The 19th-century Chinese pìrâ†é Ching Shih, a former sèx worker and widow of fearsome pìrâ†é Cheng I, became a hugely successful pìrâ†é in her own right, succeeding her husband and eventually commanding more than 1,800 pìrâ†é ships and 80,000 men...

The five-star rank didn’t exist until 1944, and it was retired in 1981 when Omar Bradley, the final recipient died. The most notable of these five men was former president Dwight D. Eisenhower. George Washington was formerly a five star general, but he was posthumously promoted to a six-star...

Duffel bags are named after a town The duffel bag gets its name from the town of Duffel, Belgium, where the cloth used in the bags was originally sold. The fabric was a coarse, thick woolen cloth that was originally used for the sturdy coverings of ships. It's been suggested that the bags...

Baseball umpires used to sit in rocking chairs Nowadays, we're used to seeing baseball umpires crouch behind home plate ready to make a call on the whirlwind action. But prior to 1859, the pros responsible for handing out strikes sat in chairs behind home plate. And while that seems weird...

The longest TV ad in history is 14 hours long Created by Old Spice for a product that supposedly "lasts forever," the commercial features actor Terry Crews, among others, and is currently airing "for an eternity" online (you can watch the abridged version here). But since that's not exactly...

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What two countries does the Filipino race originated from?

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DID YOU KNOW? 💭 The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. The British issued an ultimatum to Khālid: either relinquish the throne by 9:00 AM on August 27 or be at war with Great Britain. Khālid did not stand down, and the Anglo-Zanzibar War followed. Having lasted less than an...

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MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines will not bring home a gold medal in billiards for the first time in the Southeast Asian Games after the country’s remaining bets lost their respective matches on Saturday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Carlo Biado and Johann Chua settled for bronze in men’s 9-ball...

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