Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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