2. Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, a fear of roses.
3. Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
4. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. (Funny.)
5. M & M's were developed so that soldiers could eat candy without getting their fingers sticky.
6. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
7. First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
8. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
9. Cleopatra's last name was Ptolemy, and she was Greek rather than Egyptian.
10. Cleopatra used pomegranate seeds for lipstick.
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