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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    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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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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    During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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