The first cookbook was written around 1700 BC in ancient Babylon on clay tablets.

Ancient Egyptians built pyramids as monumental tombs for pharaohs.

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Ancient Greece made contributions to mathematics and philosophy.

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The first Paralympic Games were held in 1960.

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In 1518, a dancing plague reportedly caused people in Strasbourg to dance uncontrollably for days.

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Ancient Rome had a complex system of aqueducts.

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The Great Fire of London occurred in 1666.

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The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799.

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The NSA's PRISM program collected digital communications under classified authority.

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