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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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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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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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