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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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