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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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