Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple.

The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap. They would pour the oil on their bodies, and then use a strigil, which is type of blade, to scrape off any dirt along with the oil.

On October 15, 1794, the first silver dollar coins were released to be circulated to the public.

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