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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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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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