Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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