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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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