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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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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