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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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 last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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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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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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