In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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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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