In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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