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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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