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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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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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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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