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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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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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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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