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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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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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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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