Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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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 ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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