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Jenna Marie ~Scheming Scribbler~, Scheming Scribbler
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Aug 04, 2021 06:47AM
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On this day 77 years ago, Anne Frank was captured by Nazi police. One month later, she would have been safe to come out of hiding :(
I have read Anne Frank books and watched some documentaries. This day in 1944 gave us rich history because she left her diary behind...
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Yes! I love her diary, but it is so heartbreaking, especially knowing how close she was to freedom :(
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From 1900 to 1920, Tug of War was an official Olympic event. Great Britain dominated the event with five medals!
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A group of Vikings, led by Leif Ericson, were actually the first Europeans to discover America. They landed in Canada four hundred years before Christopher Columbus sailed, despite the fact that he got the fame!
I think I've heard that one before. that's cool
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The Roman Emperor Gaius loved his horse so much, he made it a senator. He even planned on making it a consul!
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This one is awful, but certainly crazy:
Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II disliked flies so much, he had his slaves smeared with honey so that they wouldn't go to him.
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In the 1200s, Pope Gregory IV thought black cats were evil, so he declared war on cats. As a result, cats were killed all around Europe, and plague-infested rats took over!
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A herd of bunnies once attached Napoleon!
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Shakespeare is figured to be the first to ever tell a knock-knock joke. It was delivered in Macbeth by a hungover porter!
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After the French revolution, nobody knew what had become of the prince, eight year old Louis XVII. Over one hundred men claimed to be the lost prince in the following years!
oh wow! isn't there a movie about that? the scarlet pimpernel?
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Maybe, that would be awesome! I've read The Scarlet Pimpernel book; its about an anonymous English man who helped French diplomates escape the guillotine and go to England!
ja there's a movie too. it's really really good
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During the 1830s, ketchup was sold as a cure all medicine, specifically for upset stomaches!
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The US flag was designed by a 17 year old for a school assignment in 1958. He got a B- on the assignment, but still sent the design to the white house, which accepted the design and made it the official flag!
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A Great Dane, Juliana, was awarded a Blue Cross Metal during WWII for extinguishing a bomb by peeling it!
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Cleopatra wasn't actually an Egyptian. She was Greek, a decedent from one of Alexander the Great's generals stationed in Macedonia!
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Abraham Lincoln was a champion wrestler, taking on around 300 fights!
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During WWII, Polish soldiers made a Syrian brown bear part of their unit. He would drink beer and smoke cigarettes with the soldiers!
A drunk bear would be cool lol
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During the Great Depression, people made clothes out of the food sacks. The food companies noticed this, and began making their bags more colorful to help people dress in style!
Oh wow that's interestingly weird
I actually have heard this before, and I'm pretty sure I got misty eyed. I also believe that the labels washed off.
