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    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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