The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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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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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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