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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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