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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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    In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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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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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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