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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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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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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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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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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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