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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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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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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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