Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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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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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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