In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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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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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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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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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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