Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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