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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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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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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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