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Japanese Holdout
After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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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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Alexander Selkirk
Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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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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Mozart
Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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