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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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