The Roman emperor Domitian took great pleasure in being secluded in his room for hours and catching flies and stabbing them with pens.

The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).

The smallest will ever written was 3.8 cm in diameter. It had 40 words written on it and was signed by two witnesses.

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