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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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