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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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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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