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Churchill tries to win an argument with Stalin by using a Lenin quote. Stalin didn’t think this was as funny as Churchill did.
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Caution: Don’t wear long scarves when flying in propeller-driven planes. It might make you unintentionally famous!
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If someone tries to spy on you, you just spy on them right back!
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Union soldier has an argument with his comrades about whether or not he is, in fact, wounded.
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I would like to officially announce that I am writing a book that builds on my work here. I plan to combine the themes of both /s/HistoryAnecdotes and /s/TheGrittyPast. Ask me anything about it!
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Introducing Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury, New York’s early 18th century transvestite governor!
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Alexander the Great tries to troll future generations into thinking he and his men were literally giants.
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A most un-Presidential problem.
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American trooper plays a practical joke, gets a good scare for his troubles! [WWII]
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Napoleon plays a practical joke on his captors at St. Helena by pretending to attempt an escape!
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John Wilkes pranks the 4th Earl of Sandwich with a devil baboon!
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A painter who had been staying in one of Dom Pedro II’s palaces left a practical joke when he moved on!
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The ancient Mardians played a practical joke on Alexander the Great and he did NOT find it funny.
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Sir Gore-Browne finally fits his estate of Shiwa Ngandu with modern plumbing, can’t help a joke at his visitor’s expense.
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The origin of the Teddy Bear is a cute story!
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Pack up camp. Haha, just kidding, put everything back!
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The opening of Britain’s first automobile race track was led by the builder of the track, who let his wife drive while he sat in the passenger seat and smoked a pipe. A most British affair.
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When Richard the Lionheart returned to London, officials of the monarch who had ransomed the king were upset to see that the English had more money than they had let on, and weren’t in desperate poverty!
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Antisthenes Is No Flute Groupie
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An eighteenth century book on table manners reads like a literary version of infomercial fails!
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These heretical documents can’t possibly be wrong if they keep agreeing with me, right?
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American Civil War soldiers didn’t trust their incompetent doctors!
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Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias, daresssssss you to try ssssssssssssssleeping with her.
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A donkey was once sentenced to death in 18th century France, but was pardoned for good behavior.
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Henry Halleck hated Corinth, Mississippi so much that he named a poop after it!
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