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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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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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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Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 sci-fi movie, Elysium. He was interested but he turned it down due to one major condition not being met; Elysium would have to be shot in his hometown, Detroit.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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In 2007, a Bosnian couple found out that they had been cheating on one another in online chatrooms... with each other.
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