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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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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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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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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 exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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