Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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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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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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