Italy

Is it true that Marco Polo brought pasta to Italy from China?

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Is it true that Nero burned Rome?

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Is it true that bicycles and other wheeled vehicles are prohibited in Venice?

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Is it true that Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi is a fake?

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Is the story about the “golden boy” and Leonardo da Vinci’s fault for his death true?

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Did Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini talk about the benefits of alcohol?

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Is it true that one contemporary artist sold his feces for huge amounts of money?

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Is it true that Mozart was poisoned by Salieri?

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Did Niccolò Machiavelli say: “The end justifies the means”?

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Is it true that in Italy they throw old furniture from balconies on New Year’s Day?

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Is it true that Margherita pizza was named after the Italian queen?

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Was Giordano Bruno really burned for believing that the Earth was round and revolved around the Sun?

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