After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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 Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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