Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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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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