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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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    High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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