Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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