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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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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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