In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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