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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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