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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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    There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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