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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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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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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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