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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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