Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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