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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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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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