Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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