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Nike Gary Gilmore — Gary Gilmore murdered a man and a woman in Utah and was put before a firing squad in 1977. He was asked if he had any final thoughts. He didn’t.”Let’s do it,” he said. Nike Gary Gilmore

Those last words impressed a manufacturer of athletic footwear. Nike’s slogan “Just Do It” is based on them.

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The most obscene poem in history is Catullus 16 written by the Roman poet Valerius Catullus circa 60 B.C.

Until just a few decades ago, it could only be read in Latin. We will not repost it.

 

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Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, the Revolutionary War hero who who would later squash the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania, was the father of Robert E. Lee who would get squashed in Pennsylvania in a rebellion of his own.Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee, the Revolutionary War hero who who would later squash the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania, was the father of Robert E. Lee who would get squashed in Pennsylvania in a rebellion of his own.

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No Anthony, Abraham Lincoln ran on the National Unity ticket for his second term, not as a Republican. His running mate was Andrew Johnson who had been a Democrat.

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Tarzan Inspired Jane Goodall — Jane Goodall was inspired to her life as naturalist by Tarzan stories. She has said she would have been a much better wife to the ape man than the fictional Jane.

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Roman Colosseum Jewish Slaves — The Roman Colosseum has not a noble history. Its construction was funded by loot from the Jewish Temple taken after the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Many Jewish slaves were used to build it and thousands of Christians were martyred there in public exhibitions before large crowds.

The average attendance is estimated at 65,000.

Roman Colosseum Jewish Slaves The name comes from a colossal statue of the not-so-nice Emperor Nero that was nearby and was coined in the Middle Ages.

The Romans called it Amphitheatrum Flavium.

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