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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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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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