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    Interesting
    Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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    History
    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Science
    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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    Religion
    The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
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    History
    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    Weird
    In the Philippines there's a boy named "Lord Voldemort".
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    History
    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    Animal
    Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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