To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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