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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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