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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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