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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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