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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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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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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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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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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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