The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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