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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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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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