Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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