Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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