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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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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 first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Vegetarian Gladiators
    Ancient gladiators were mostly vegetarians whose diet consisted mainly of grains, beans, and dried fruit, washed down with a vinegar and plant ash tonic.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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