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    Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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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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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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