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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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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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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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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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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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