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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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