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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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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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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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