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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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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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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