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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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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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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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