Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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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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