They lied about the horse:
You can make it drink.
Give it some whiskey on the rocks
And you can bend it to your will.

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Catherine the Great, Empress of Russian, was born today in 1729.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, American actor and professional “wrestler”, was born on this day in 1972.

David Beckham, English Footballer, was born today in 1975.

Oliver Reed, English actor, died on this day in 1999.