In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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