The facts of history are sometimes preposterous and hard to believe. For instance, this year Italy is celebrating its 150th birthday. Seems like Italy has been around longer than that, doesn't it? This is their first king, Victor Emmanuel II, who died in 1878. First king? Yes, as a unified state, Italy has been around only for a century and a half. Compleanno felice. [2008]
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