A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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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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