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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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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