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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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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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