In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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Women average seven farts a day and men about 12, experts say.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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