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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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 ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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