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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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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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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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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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