"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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