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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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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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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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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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