Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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