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    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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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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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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