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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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