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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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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 Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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