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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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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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