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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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