In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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