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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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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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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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