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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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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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