In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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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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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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