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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    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 Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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