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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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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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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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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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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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