In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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