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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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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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