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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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    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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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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