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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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    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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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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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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