To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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