The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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