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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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