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Did you know...
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Rome had a birthday. The Romans believed that their city was born on April 21, 753 BC!
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The Romans invented central heating. There were gaps under all the floors of the house so that warm air could flow through.
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Roman footwear had hobnails. Their leather soles were studded with nails to stop them from wearing out.
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Roman guard dogs were made of glass and stone. The pictures sometimes came with the words cave canem: "Beware of the dog!"
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Romans wore wedding rings. The bride and the groom signed a contact to became man and wife, just as people do today.
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Roman school boys wrote on wax tablets, using a pointed stylus. They could melt the wax to reuse the tablet again and again!
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The Romans used to throw up at dinner parties. Sometimes people made themselves sick just so they could fit in more food.
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