Some interesting but useless facts. The first man to distill bourbon whiskey in the United States was a Baptist preacher, in 1789. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten gold. Some fabrics had up to 500 gold threads per one inch of cloth. The ancient Egyptians recommended mixing half an onion with beer foam as a way of warding off death. The Chinese, in olden days, used marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery. "Scientific America" carried the first magazine automobile ad in 1898. The Winton Motor Car Company of Cleveland, OH, invited readers to "dispense with a horse". In France - Captain Sarret made the first parachute jump from an airplane in 1918.

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