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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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