After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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