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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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    Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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