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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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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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    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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