There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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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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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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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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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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