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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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