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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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