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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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