Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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