During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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