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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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    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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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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