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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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