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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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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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