Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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