Crazy facts about Historical Figures Part 23 Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, thought that writing stuff down would make you Dumber because you are relying on written work and not memories.
Kutulun, the Mongol warrior and cousin of Kublai Khan, said she would marry whoever could beat her in a wrestling match if she won.
Though they had to give her 100 horses, she died unmarried, with 10,000 horses.
Salvador Dali was convinced he was the reincarnation of his dead older brother, who died nine months before Dolly was born.
Oscar Wilde, known for his wit, was once asked by customs if he had anything to declare upon entering the US.
He replied, Only my genius, the Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, lived long enough to be photographed.
Videos Polio, a rich Roman of the 1st century BC, kept a fish farm at his house where his favorite fish were fed the bodies of dead slaves.
It said that he fed badly behaved slaves to his eels.
The youngest Pope to ever be elected was Pope Benedict the 9th, who was 12 years old.
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