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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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