Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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