Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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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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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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