Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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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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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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