Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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