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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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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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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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