In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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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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