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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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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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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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