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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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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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