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1112. The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.Fact Comments
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1163. In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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1545. Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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562. The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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263. English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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434. The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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675. In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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506. Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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547. Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.Fact Comments
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6810. The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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11311. Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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8113. The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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11616. In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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15717. The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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13319. Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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10521. When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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6523. In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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7125. The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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5628. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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11129. The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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15434. Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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3438. The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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