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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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