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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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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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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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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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