Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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