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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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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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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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