American explorers Lewis and Clark ate at least nine bald eagles during their expedition to the Pacific coast.

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Famed canine actor Rin Tin Tin was circumcised.

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When concentrated, pine tree sap is more toxic than arsenic.

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During mating season, the testicles of some fruit bats become so swollen that flight becomes impossible.

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President William Howard Taft was the inspiration for Popeye's nemesis, Brutus.

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Before writing the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Arthur Conan Doyle drove a hansom cab.

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Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes was afraid of the dark.

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The custom of a captain 'going down with his ship' originated with Phoenician sailors.

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The silver star badge made popular by lawmen of the Old West was originally worn by disgraced samurai warriors.

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High blood pressure is the most common cause of death among Amish men.

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Prince Albert is believed to have been a hermaphrodite.

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The tooth fairy originated as a Druid custom. The Druid fairy left chunks of calf liver in exchange for teeth.

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Martin Luther King Jr. lip-synched most of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Julius Caesar had twelve toes.

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The ancient Greeks invented synchronized swimming.

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Laurel and Hardy were almost killed by a falling stage light on the set of their first film.

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Alligator skin is not affected by microwave radiation.

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Tortillas were invented by the Polynesians.

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Cream cheese can be used to treat migraines.

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Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin wore a New York Yankees jersey under his flight suit during the first orbit of the Earth.

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Abraham Lincoln was arrested for defecating in public at the age of 17. The charge was later dismissed and his record sealed.

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Field mice always sleep facing the northwest.

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Tutankhamen was a stutterer. His father wore a false eye made from gold and mother-of-pearl.

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Secretariat was the first racehorse to receive a complete blood transfusion.

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The terra cotta army unearthed in Xian, China, contains a sculpture of a male soldier with large, round breasts.

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Abner Doubleday was once quoted as saying "Baseball is a sport best left to charlatans and thieves."

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The loser of a traditional medieval jousting match was expected to offer sexual favors to the winner.

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Jim Henson developed an allergy to fleece.

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The preserved ears of Pope Julius II are on display in a Vatican library.

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