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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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