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    During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
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