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    In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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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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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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