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- Featured Article Louis XVII of France
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Son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. At the death of his father on January 21, 1793, Louis became titular King of France and Navarre although he never ruled. Louis-Charles de France was born at the Palace of Versailles, the third child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. At birth, he bore the title Duke of Normandy until he became the dauphin (heir to the throne) on the death of his elder brother, Louis-Joseph, in June 1789, shortly after the outbreak of the French Revolution. With the monarchy overthrown, Louis-Charles was imprisoned with the rest of the royal family in the Temple in Paris. His captors referred to him by the family name “Capet,” after... SEE FULL ARTICLE

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 * Only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still survives: the Great Pyramid of Giza.
 * The first reference to a handgun was made in order for iron bullets.
 * Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, was known as a great swimmer.
 * King Louis XIV of France (pictured) established in his court the possition of "Royal Chocolate Maker to the King."
 * Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other hand simultaneously.
 * The longest war was the so-called 100-years war between Britain and France. It actually lasted 116 years, ending in 1453.
 * The shortest war on record took place in 1896 when Zanzibar surrendered to Britain after 38 minutes.
 * Iceland had no military or military expenditure.
 * When killed in battle, Japanese officers were promoted to the next highest rank.
 * Bolivia holds the highest turnover of governments. Since their independence from Spain in 1825, Bolivia had almost 200 governments. Since 1945, Italy saw more than 50 governments but only less than 30 Prime Ministers
 * India is the world’s largest democracy with more than 600 million voters.
 * On New Year's Day, 1907, Theodore Roosevelt shook hands with 8,513 people.