When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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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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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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