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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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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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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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