In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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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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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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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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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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