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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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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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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 oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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