Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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