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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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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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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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