During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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 Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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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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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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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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