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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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