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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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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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