During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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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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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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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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