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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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