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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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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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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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