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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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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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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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    A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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